Historical Events
1452
Leonardo da Vinci is born in Vinci, Italy.
1865
President Abraham Lincoln dies from his gunshot wound.
1912
RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after hitting an iceberg, killing over 1,500.
1947
Jackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball's color barrier.
2013
Two pressure-cooker bombs explode at the Boston Marathon, killing 3 and injuring 264.
Famous Birthdays
1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath — painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, and inventor.
1707
Leonhard Euler
Swiss mathematician who made seminal contributions in many areas of mathematics.
1843
Henry James
American-British novelist known for The Turn of the Screw and The Portrait of a Lady.
1912
Kim Il-sung
North Korean leader who founded the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
1959
Emma Thompson
British actress and screenwriter who won two Academy Awards.
