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

Every Year

• St. Alban

1610s

• 1611: Henry Hudson, son, and 7 crew set adrift by mutineers

1810s

• 1813: During the War of 1812, Laura Secord of Queenston hiked 18 hours to warn British of an upcoming attack

1830s

• Born 1837: Paul Morphy (chess master)

1840s

• 1846: The saxophone was patented by Adolphe Sax

1860s

• 1868: Arkansas is readmitted to the Union

1890s

• 1894: Harry Houdini married Wilhelmina Beatrice "Bess" Rahner

1900s

• Born 1903: John Dillinger (outlaw)

• Born 1906: Anne Morrow Lindbergh (author & aviator)

• Born 1906: Billy Wilder (director)

1910s

• 1918: Circus train crashed in Ivanhoe, Ind., 86 killed

1920s

• Born 1922: Bill Blass (fashion desinger)

1930s

• Born 1936: Kris Kristofferson (actor)

1940s

• Born 1947: David Lander (actor)

• Born 1949: Meryl Streep (actress)

1960s

• Born 1964: Dan Brown (author)

• Died 1969: Judy Garland (singer & actress)

1970s

• Born 1970: Steven Page (musician)

• Born 1971: Kurt Warner (football player)

• Born 1973: Carson Daly (talk show host)

• Born 1974: Donald Faison (actor)

• 1978: James Christy discovered Pluto's moon Charon

• Born 1979: Brad Hawpe (baseball player)

1980s

• Died 1987: Fred Astaire (dancer & actor)

1990s

• Died 1993: Pat Nixon (U.S. First Lady)

• 1997: Ashrita Furman of New York set the record for distance traveled by pogo stick: 23.11 miles

2000s

• Died 2002: Esther Friedman Lederer, pen name Ann Landers ("Ask Ann Landers" columnist)

• Died 2006: Moose (the Jack Russell terrier known as Eddie on Frasier)

• Died 2008: George Carlin (comedian; first to host Saturday Night Live)