The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

Every Year

• Discovery Day (Puerto Rico)

1490s

• 1493: Christopher Columbus first sighted what is now Puerto Rico

1750s

• Born 1752: George Rogers Clark (military leader)

1790s

• 1794: Jay's Treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain signed

1820s

• Died 1828: Franz Schubert (composer)

1830s

• Born 1831: James Garfield (20th U.S. president)

1860s

• 1863: President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address

• 1869: Hudson Bay Co. ceded territory to Canada

1870s

• 1873: "Boss" Tweed sentenced to 12 years in prison, New York City

1880s

• Died 1887: Emma Lazarus (poet)

1890s

• 1895: Frederick Blaisdell was granted a patent for a paper-wrapped pencil

1900s

• Born 1905: Tommy Dorsey (musician)

1920s

• Born 1921: Roy Campanella (baseball player)

• 1928: Five-year old TIME magazine presented a cover portrait for the first time

1930s

• Born 1933: Larry King (radio & television personality)

• Born 1936: Dick Cavett (talk show host)

• Born 1938: Ted Turner (businessman)

1940s

• Born 1942: Calvin Klein (fashion designer)

1950s

• Born 1956: Eileen Collins (astronaut)

• 1957: Leonard Bernstein appointed Music Director of the New York Philharmonic

• 1959: Ford Motor Co. discontinued the Edsel

1960s

• Born 1961: Meg Ryan (actress)

• Born 1962: Jodie Foster (actress)

• 1969: Pele, Brazilian soccer star, scores his 1000th goal, at Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janiero.

1970s

• Died 1976: Sir Basil Spence (architect)

1990s

• 1999: John Carpenter became the first contestant to win $1,000,000 on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

2010s

• Died 2014: Mike Nichols (director)

• Died 2017: Della Reese (singer and actress)