Today in History in 1882 German scientist Robert Koch discovers bacillus cause of TB; and in 1947 John D. Rockefeller Jr. donates New York City East River site to the United Nations.
Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:
Historical Events
1603 - Scottish King James VI son of Mary Queen of Scots, becomes King James I of England in succession to Elizabeth I, thus joining the English and Scottish crowns.
1721 - Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates his Brandenburg Concertos (to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt)
1837 - Canada gives black citizens the right to vote
1882 - German scientist Robert Koch discovers bacillus cause of TB
1947 - John D. Rockefeller Jr donates NYC East River site to the UN
1976 - Argentine President Isabel Peron deposed by country's military
1999 - Kosovo War: NATO commences air bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
Famous Birthdays
1820 - Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915)
1855 - Andrew W. Mellon, banker (Mellon Bank), US Secretary of the Treasury (1921-32) and philanthropist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1874 - Harry Houdini, [Erich Weiss], Budapest, magician/escape artist
1902 - Thomas E. Dewey, Owosso Michigan, Governor and Republican presidential candidate 1944, 1948
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