2011 The largest tornado outbreak ever recorded hits the U.S.1983 The German news magazine, Stern, announces discovery of Hitler’s diaries1974 In Portugal, the fascist Estado Novo is overthrown in a bloodless coup1953 The double helix structure of DNA described for the first time1859 Construction of the Suez Canal beginsBirths On This Day1987 Arijit Singh (Indian singer and music composer)1940 Al Pacino (American actor, director)1928 Cy Twombly (American/Italian painter, sculptor)1919 Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (Indian Politician)1917 Ella Fitzgerald (American singer)1874 Guglielmo Marconi (Italian businessman, inventor, developed Marconi’s law, Nobel Prize laureate)1794 Nasir-Ud-Daulah (Nizam of Hyderabad)1599 Oliver Cromwell (English general, politician)Deaths On This Day2008 Humphrey Lyttelton (English trumpet player, composer)2006 Jane Jacobs (American/Canadian journalist, author, activist)2005 Swami Ranganathananda (Indian philosopher)2001 Michele Alboreto (Italian race car driver)1944 George Herriman (American cartoonist)1744 Anders Celsius (Swedish astronomer)
2011 The largest tornado outbreak ever recorded hits the U.S.
348 people in six states were killed during the outbreak, which encompassed a total of 358 confirmed tornadoes.
1983 The German news magazine, Stern, announces discovery of Hitler’s diaries
The documents were later exposed as forgeries, triggering one of the most spectacular media scandals in history. Experts believe that Hitler never kept a diary.
1974 In Portugal, the fascist Estado Novo is overthrown in a bloodless coup
The leftist Carnation Revolution was led by military officers and supported by widespread civil resistance.
1953 The double helix structure of DNA described for the first time
Francis Crick and James D. Watson published their groundbreaking findings about the molecule containing genetic information was in Nature that day.
1859 Construction of the Suez Canal begins
The waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea became the shortest sea link between Europe and Asia.
Births On This Day
1987 Arijit Singh (Indian singer and music composer)
1940 Al Pacino (American actor, director)
1928 Cy Twombly (American/Italian painter, sculptor)
1919 Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (Indian Politician)
1917 Ella Fitzgerald (American singer)
1874 Guglielmo Marconi (Italian businessman, inventor, developed Marconi’s law, Nobel Prize laureate)
1794 Nasir-Ud-Daulah (Nizam of Hyderabad)
1599 Oliver Cromwell (English general, politician)