On this Day

ON THIS DAY: The first international beauty contest (1888)

On 19 September 1888, the Belgian spa town of Spa hosted what is considered the first international women’s beauty contest, the concours de beauté....

ON THIS DAY: Pavlos Fyssas (Killah P.) is murdered (2013)

On 18 September 2013, Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas, known by his stage name Killah P., was murdered in Keratsini, near Piraeus. Fyssas, 34, was...

ON THIS DAY: Composer Manos Loizos dies at 44 (1982)

On 17 September 1982, Greece lost one of its most beloved and influential composers, Manos Loizos, who died in Moscow at the age of...

ON THIS DAY: First Donald Duck comic strip in a newspaper (1934)

Donald Duck makes his first appearance in a newspaper comic strip On 16 September 1934, the world met one of Disney’s most enduring characters: Donald...

ON THIS DAY: Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin (1928)

On 15 September 1928, Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming made one of the most important breakthroughs in medical history: the discovery of penicillin, the world’s...