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

1480s

• Died 1485: Richard III of England

1760s

• 1762: Ann Franklin, sister-in-law of Benjamin, became the first female editor for an American newspaper, the Newport, R.I., "Mercury" following her husband's death.

1830s

• 1831: Nat Turner led slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia

1850s

• 1851: The schooner, America, won an international race sponsored by the Royal Yacht Society in England. This became a traditional international event known as the America's Cup race

1860s

• Born 1862: Claude Debussy (composer)

• 1865: William Sheppard patented a liquid soap (Patent #49561)

1880s

• Died 1886: Calvin E. Stowe (professor of biblical studies)

1900s

• 1902: U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt became the first president to ride in an automobile

• Died 1904: Kate Chopin (author)

1910s

• Born 1917: John Lee Hooker (singer)

1920s

• Born 1920: Ray Bradbury (science fiction author)

1930s

• Born 1939: Carl Yastrzemski (baseball player)

1940s

• Born 1947: Cindy Williams (actress)

1950s

• 1959: Steven C. Rockefeller married Anne Marie Rasmussen

1960s

• Born 1963: Tori Amos (musician)

• 1966: The Beatles arrived in New York City on their last U.S. tour

2000s

• 2003: Okanagan Mountain Park wildfire strengthened, Kelowna, British Columbia

• 2004: Masked thieves burst into the Oslo museum and snatched a version of the Edvard Munch masterpiece The Scream and a second Munch painting from the walls as visitors watched in shock

2010s

• 2011: Several earthquakes struck southern Colorado; the largest measuring magnitude-5.3