Mickey Hart was born OTD in 1943 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/san-francisco-haight-ashbury/?s=mb #music #history #SanFrancisco

Qin Shi Huang, who died OTD in 210 BC, founded the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified #China https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/china/li-river.html?s=mb #travel #history

Emperor Go-Nijō, 94th Emperor of #Japan, died OTD in 1308 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kofun/emperor-suinin.html?s=mb #travel #history

Nicolás Bravo, born OTD in 1786, served as the 11th President of #Mexico https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/mexico/tecate-ensenada.html?s=mb #travel #history

OTD in 1561 Takeda Shingen defeated Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts at the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kamakura/yagura.html?s=mb #travel #Japan #history

Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, born OTD in 1923, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1976 for "discoveries concerning new mechanisms for the origin and dissemination of infectious diseases" https://toilet-guru.com/blog/47.html?s=mb #medicine #PublicHealth

Ashikaga Yoshitane, born OTD in 1466, became the 10th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate https://toilet-guru.com/shogunate/?s=mb #travel #Japan #history

Today is the feast day of Saint Rufus, Bishop of #Thessaloniki 407-434 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/greece/thessaloniki.html?s=mb #travel #Greece #history

The Allies landed at Salerno and Taranto, #Italy, OTD in 1943; see the Salerno landing beach near the ancient city of Paestum https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/italy/paestum/?s=mb #travel #history

Today is Chrysanthemum Day or Kiku no Sekku in #Japan https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/ise/?s=mb #travel

Guillaume le Conquérant or William the Conqueror, who died OTD in 1087, led the 1066 invasion from #Normandy to Britain https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/normandy/?s=mb #travel #history

Today is Emergency Services Day in the UK https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/orkney-sousterrain/?s=mb #travel #Scotland #Orkney

Bernard Forest de Bélidor, who died OTD in 1761, contributed to the fields of hydraulics and ballistics https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/boat-trip-canal-lateral-a-la-loire/?s=mb #travel #France #science

Toyotomi Hideyori, born OTD in 1593, was the son and designated successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the general who first united all of #Japan https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/hiroshima/?s=mb #travel #history

Japanese professional wrestler Tsukushi, born OTD in 1997, began training when only 12 years old https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/osaka/?s=mb #travel #Japan

Manuel Blanco Encalada, who died OTD in 1876, was a vice-admiral in the Chilean Navy and #Chile's first President https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/rancagua/?s=mb #travel #history

French painter Georgette Agutte, who died OTD in 1922, was a non-conformist, the only woman to attend the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts https://toilet-guru.com/claude-monet.html?s=mb #travel #France #art

Emperor Nijō, 78th Emperor of #Japan, died OTD in 1165 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kofun/empress-hibasuhime.html?s=mb #travel #history

The multi-day Great Fire of #London ended OTD in 1666, with 10,000 buildings destroyed https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/london-underground/?s=mb #travel #England #history

Charles d'Évreux, who died OTD in 1336, inherited the lordship of Étampes, outside #Paris; Étampes was made a county in 1327 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/paris-megaliths/?s=mb #travel #France #history