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

1430s

• Born 1436: Regiomontanus, aka Johann Muller (astronomer)

1750s

• Born 1755: Nathan Hale (patriot)

1790s

• Born 1799: Alexander Pushkin (poet)

1820s

• 1829: Poinsettia debuted at the first Pennsylvania Horticulture Society exhibition

1840s

• 1844: The YMCA was organized in London by George Williams

1860s

• Born 1868: Robert Falcon Scott (explorer)

1880s

• 1882: Henry Seely granted patent for the first electric flatiron

1890s

• 1891: Josephine Peary was the first woman to join a polar expedition

1920s

• 1925: "Tiny Town" mini city last exhibited, Springfield, Missouri

1930s

• 1933: The first drive-in movie theater of the United States opened in New Jersey

• Died 1935: Lord Byng of Vimy (Canadian Governor General 1921-1926)

• 1939: The first Little League Baseball game was played in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

1940s

• 1944: Allied Forces invaded Normandy on D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history (WW II)

• 1947: Barbara Washburn reached the summit of Alaska's Mt. McKinley

1950s

• Born 1956: Björn Borg (tennis player)

1960s

• Died 1961: Carl Jung (psychologist)

• Born 1965: Cam Neely (hockey player)

• Born 1967: Paul Giamatti (actor)

• Died 1968: Robert F. Kennedy (politician)

1970s

• Born 1975: Staci Keanan (actress)

1980s

• 1984: Tetris video game released

1990s

• Died 1991: Stan Getz (musician)

2000s

• 2004: Phylicia Rashad became the first African American actress to win a Tony Award for the Best Leading Actress in a Play

• Died 2005: Anne Bancroft (actress)

• Died 2005: Dana Elcar (actor)

2010s

• Died 2013: Esther Williams (swimmer & actress)

• 2015: American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse since 1978 to win horse racing's Triple Crown