On this Day

ON THIS DAY: The death of Edgar Allan Poe (1849)

The master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, one of America’s most influential writers and poets, died on this day in 1849 in Baltimore,...

ON THIS DAY: World Cerebral Palsy day

6 October has been established as World Cerebral Palsy Day, following an initiative by non-governmental organisations associated with the condition. The day aims to...

ON THIS DAY: The Thessaloniki International Fair opens (1926)

On 3 October 1926, the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki hosted the first Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), an event that would grow to become...

ON THIS DAY: Mahatma Gandi is born (1869) – International Day of Non-Violence

Every year on 2 October, the world observes the International Day of Non-Violence, a date chosen to coincide with the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi...

ON THIS DAY: First verdicts at Nuremberg (1946)

On 1 October 1946, the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg delivered its landmark verdicts in the trial of leading Nazi Germany figures — the...