Count In Days
Because Every Day Counts
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Today Happens to be Exactly...
| 218000 days since | English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Comte de Clermont and John Stuart in the Battle of Rouvray (also known as the Battle of the Herrings). (February 12th, 1429)   |
| 200000 days since | Pope Clement VII (d. 1534) was born. (May 26th, 1478) |
| 159000 days since | Alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. (September 5th, 1590) |
| 146000 days since | Sir Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman, and essayist (b. 1561) died. (April 9th, 1626) |
| 144000 days since | William Stoughton, American judge at the Salem witch trials (d. 1701) was born. (September 30th, 1631) |
| 140000 days since | Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, French conspirator (b. 1620) died. (September 12th, 1642) |
| 129000 days since | John Webb, English architect (b. 1611) died. (October 24th, 1672) |
| 97000 days since | Johan Gadolin, Finnish scientist (d. 1852) was born. (June 5th, 1760) |
| 85000 days since | Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French revolutionary (b. 1763) died. (April 13th, 1793) |
| 80000 days since | William Vernon, American merchant (b. 1719) died. (December 22th, 1806) |
| 79000 days since | Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn. (September 17th, 1809) |
| 68000 days since | Alfred Sisley, Anglo-French artist (d. 1899) was born. (October 30th, 1839) |
| 63000 days since | Commodore Perry sails into Tokyo Bay. (July 8th, 1853) |
| 55000 days since | Georges Bizet, French composer (b. 1838) died. (June 3rd, 1875) |
| 54000 days since | Alvan T. Fuller, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958) was born. (February 27th, 1878) |
| 50000 days since | The United States Department of Agriculture is established as a Cabinet-level agency. (February 9th, 1889) |
| 47000 days since | Ye Jianying, Chinese general and politician (d. 1986) was born. (April 28th, 1897) |
| 46000 days since | William Ifor Jones, Welsh conductor and organist (d. 1988) was born. (January 23th, 1900) |
| 43000 days since | Jane Bolin, first African-American woman judge (d. 2007) was born. (April 11th, 1908) |
| 43000 days since | Masaru Ibuka, Japanese industrialist (Sony) (d. 1997) was born. (April 11th, 1908) |
| 43000 days since | Dan Maskell, English tennis commentator (d. 1992) was born. (April 11th, 1908) |
| 43000 days since | Leo Rosten, American humorist and author (d. 1997) was born. (April 11th, 1908) |
| 43000 days since | Henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829) died. (April 11th, 1908) |
| 41000 days since | Karl Miller, German footballer (d. 1967) was born. (October 2nd, 1913) |
| 40000 days since | Stefan Luchian, Romanian painter (b. 1868) died. (June 28th, 1916) |
| 37000 days since | Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat and author (d. 1994) was born. (September 14th, 1924) |
| 36000 days since | William Attewell, English cricketer (b. 1861) died. (June 11th, 1927) |
| 35000 days since | Antony Armstrong-Jones, British aristocrat was born. (March 7th, 1930) |
| 34000 days since | Matt Monro, English singer (d. 1985) was born. (December 1st, 1932) |
| 33333 days since | Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Psychology professor was born. (September 29th, 1934) |
| 33333 days since | Lance Gibbs, Guyanese West Indies cricketer was born. (September 29th, 1934) |
| 33333 days since | Skandor Akbar, American professional wrestler and manager was born. (September 29th, 1934) |
| 33000 days since | Gilles Rocheleau, French Canadian politician (d. 1998) was born. (August 28th, 1935) |
| 32000 days since | Tommy Chong, Canadian-born actor and comedian was born. (May 24th, 1938) |
| 32000 days since | David Viscott, American psychiatrist (d. 1996) was born. (May 24th, 1938) |
| 31000 days since | Julia McKenzie, English actress and theatre director was born. (February 17th, 1941) |
| 30000 days since | Peter Norton, American software engineer was born. (November 14th, 1943) |
| 28000 days since | Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862) died. (May 6th, 1949) |
| 27000 days since | Nadya Rusheva, Russian painter (d. 1969) was born. (January 31th, 1952) |
| 26000 days since | Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force. (October 27th, 1954) |
| 26000 days since | Jan Duursema, American comic book artist was born. (October 27th, 1954) |
| 25000 days since | Theo van Gogh, Dutch film director (d. 2004) was born. (July 23th, 1957) |
| 25000 days since | Nick Galis, Greek basketball player was born. (July 23th, 1957) |
| 23000 days since | Kevin McClatchy, American businessman was born. (January 13th, 1963) |
| 22222 days since | Stewart Elliott, Canadian jockey was born. (March 1st, 1965) |
| 22222 days since | Booker Huffman, American professional wrestler was born. (March 1st, 1965) |
| 22222 days since | Mary Lou Lord, American singer/songwriter was born. (March 1st, 1965) |
| 21000 days since | Ken Akamatsu, Mangaka was born. (July 5th, 1968) |
| 21000 days since | Kenji Ito, Japanese composer was born. (July 5th, 1968) |
| 21000 days since | John Ruskin a.k.a. Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Canadian journalist was born. (July 5th, 1968) |
| 21000 days since | Alex Zülle, Swiss cyclist was born. (July 5th, 1968) |
| 20000 days since | Method Man, American rapper was born. (April 1st, 1971) |
| 20000 days since | Jessica Collins, American actress was born. (April 1st, 1971) |
| 20000 days since | Lachy Hulme, Australian actor and screenwriter was born. (April 1st, 1971) |
| 20000 days since | Shinji Nakano, Japanese race car driver was born. (April 1st, 1971) |
| 19000 days since | Reichen Lehmkuhl, American television personality was born. (December 26th, 1973) |
| 19000 days since | Harold B. Lee, 11th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1899) died. (December 26th, 1973) |
| 18000 days since | Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He was a member of the Chilean socialist government of Salvador Allende, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet. (September 21th, 1976) |
| 18000 days since | Jonas Bjerre, Danish singer and guitarist (Mew) was born. (September 21th, 1976) |
| 18000 days since | Poul Hübertz, Danish footballer was born. (September 21th, 1976) |
| 18000 days since | Orlando Letelier, Chilean diplomat (b. 1932) died. (September 21th, 1976) |
| 17000 days since | SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. (June 18th, 1979) |
| 16000 days since | Carlos Marinelli, Argentine footballer was born. (March 14th, 1982) |
| 16000 days since | François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (d. 2008) was born. (March 14th, 1982) |
| 16000 days since | Kate Maberly, British actor, Singer Songwriter was born. (March 14th, 1982) |
| 15000 days since | Greg Halford, English footballer was born. (December 8th, 1984) |
| 15000 days since | Badr Hari, Dutch kickboxer was born. (December 8th, 1984) |
| 15000 days since | Luther Adler, American actor (b. 1903) died. (December 8th, 1984) |
| 15000 days since | Razzle, English Musician and drummer for Hanoi Rocks (b. 1960) died. (December 8th, 1984) |
| 15000 days since | Robert Jay Mathews, White Nationalist (b. 1953) died. (December 8th, 1984) |
| 14000 days since | Bill Bowes, English cricketer (b. 1908) died. (September 4th, 1987) |
| 12000 days since | Danny Gallivan, Canadian radio and television sportscaster (b. 1917) died. (February 24th, 1993) |
| 12000 days since | Bobby Moore, English footballer (b. 1941) died. (February 24th, 1993) |
| 11000 days since | The Dayton Peace Agreement is initialed at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio, ending three and a half years of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The agreement was formally ratified in Paris, on December 14 that same year. (November 21th, 1995) |
| 11000 days since | Peter Grant, British rock manager, actor (Led Zeppelin, Bad Company) (b. 1935) died. (November 21th, 1995) |
| 11000 days since | Noel Jones, British diplomat (b. 1940) died. (November 21th, 1995) |
| 10000 days since | Monica Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. On the same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about his relationship. (August 17th, 1998) |
| 10000 days since | Wladyslaw Komar, Polish track and field athlete (b. 1940) died. (August 17th, 1998) |
| 10000 days since | Tadeusz Slusarski, Polish track and field athlete (b. 1950) died. (August 17th, 1998) |
| 9000 days since | Silvio Berlusconi's House of Freedoms coalition wins the Italian general elections. (May 13th, 2001) |
| 9000 days since | R.K. Narayan, Indian novelist (b. 1906) died. (May 13th, 2001) |
| 9000 days since | Jason Miller, American playwright (b. 1939) died. (May 13th, 2001) |
| 7000 days since | Paul Mauriat, French musician (b. 1925) died. (November 3rd, 2006) |
| 7000 days since | Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (b. 1937) died. (November 3rd, 2006) |
| 7000 days since | Marie Rudisill, American author and "Fruitcake Lady" (b. 1911) died. (November 3rd, 2006) |