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This Day in History Events, Births and Deaths Database List

This Day in History Events, Births and Deaths Database v.2.0.0

139,323 Historical Events


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This Day in History Events, Births and Deaths Database

Turn 139,323 date-organized historical records into calendars, daily history features, trivia apps, classroom resources, timelines, newsletters, and research tools.

Events, famous births, and notable deaths

Find 19,844 historical events, 81,448 births, and 38,031 deaths covering all 366 calendar dates. Every record includes its represented year, month, day, display date, record type, description, and stable identifier.

Connected research links

Move from a calendar entry to deeper reading with 193,572 connected article records. The two-table structure keeps the main historical collection clean while making related titles, links, and knowledge identifiers easy to join when your project needs them.

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139,323 Historical Events Records
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This Day in History Events, Births and Deaths Database

Review the published tables, record coverage, and field names included with release 2.0.0.

Database
#202
Version
2.0.0
Format
XML schema

Data dictionary

Tables and fields

Release-defined structure
TableRecordsFields
historical_events139323
related_articles193572

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What is inside this database

A calendar-ready collection of historical events, famous births, and notable deaths, with connected research links.

139,323Historical records
19,844Events
81,448Births
38,031Deaths

Event Type

  • Birth81,448
  • Death38,031
  • Event19,844

Table and column statistics

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historical events139,323 records · 11 fields
event_id
Distinct
139,323
Missing
0 (0.0%)
event_type
Distinct
3
Missing
0 (0.0%)
year
Distinct
1,834
Missing
0 (0.0%)
month
Distinct
12
Missing
0 (0.0%)
day
Distinct
31
Missing
0 (0.0%)
event_date_display
Distinct
68,910
Missing
0 (0.0%)
description
Distinct
139,290
Missing
0 (0.0%)
primary_article_title
Distinct
109,170
Missing
15 (0.0%)
primary_article_url
Distinct
109,170
Missing
15 (0.0%)
related_article_count
Distinct
16
Missing
0 (0.0%)
source_status
Distinct
1
Missing
0 (0.0%)

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event_idevent_typeyearmonthdayevent_date_displaydescriptionprimary_article_titleprimary_article_urlrelated_article_countsource_status
97892135573589a574872aa7event-15311153 BCE-01-01For the first time, Roman consuls begin their year in office on January 1.Roman_consulhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_consul1current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
315bc41c43a8957c5b993033event-451145 BCE-01-01The Julian calendar takes effect as the civil calendar of the Roman Republic, establishing January 1 as the new date of the new year.Julian_calendarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar1current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
f9fe4fe2d9edc597af404c80event-421142 BCE-01-01The Roman Senate posthumously deifies Julius Caesar.Roman_Senatehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Senate3current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
a812fa72cafb437ef844624fdeath13811138-01-01Lucius Aelius, adopted son and intended successor of Hadrian (born 101)AD_138https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_1383current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
92c91ba621302df5cbb48ae1event19311193-01-01The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman emperor.AD_193https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_1934current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
ac79579421f39a40cf8595c3death40411404-01-01Telemachus, Christian monk and martyrAD_404https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_4042current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
b9ed3d9aab0d6c169522dcdaevent40411404-01-01Saint Telemachus tries to stop a gladiatorial fight in a Roman amphitheatre, and is stoned to death by the crowd. This act impresses the Christian Emperor Honorius, who issues a historic ban on gladiatorial fights.AD_404https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_4046current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
b1f6e185be18563c9a1fdc72event41711417-01-01Emperor Honorius forces Galla Placidia into marriage to Constantius, his famous general (magister militum) (probable).Honoriushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorius4current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
e805fe38029ef5b366e12059birth76611766-01-01Ali al-Ridha, 8th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam (died 818)Ali_al-Ridahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Rida4current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
fbbd9a72dbb98a4453eea437death89811898-01-01Odo I, Frankish king (born 860)Odo_of_Francehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odo_of_France1current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
c96914dd8d42a82ace70e05bevent94711947-01-01Emperor Taizong of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty captures Daliang, ending the dynasty and empire of the Later Jin.Emperor_Taizong_of_Liaohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Taizong_of_Liao5current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
5ea980293b5470ba7daa41d0death95111951-01-01Ramiro II, king of León and GaliciaRamiro_II_of_Leónhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramiro_II_of_Le%C3%B3n1current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
db095b415a2b2ececd1902e1event1001111001-01-01Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Sylvester II (probable).Stephen_I_of_Hungaryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary3current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
dda00772d05eeff0a31a66a8death1031111031-01-01William of Volpiano, Italian abbot (born 962)William_of_Volpianohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Volpiano1current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
3357db167c19b6db0361cc43event1068111068-01-01Romanos IV Diogenes marries Eudokia Makrembolitissa and is crowned Byzantine Emperor.Romanos_IV_Diogeneshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos_IV_Diogenes3current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
271c421f818890c66b080cacdeath1189111189-01-01Henry of Marcy, Cistercian abbot (born c. 1136)Henry_of_Marcyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_of_Marcy1current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
f1592cbf9595d4cf7a4d21a2death1204111204-01-01Haakon III, king of Norway (born 1182)Haakon_IIIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_III1current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
ac8ccfcdad6fd4f72cf5b028event1259111259-01-01Michael VIII Palaiologos is proclaimed co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea with his ward John IV Laskaris.Michael_VIII_Palaiologoshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_VIII_Palaiologos3current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
7a8b9327176cd482ed29e160death1387111387-01-01Charles II, king of Navarre (born 1332)Charles_II_of_Navarrehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_Navarre1current curated Wikimedia On This Day record
4a112a495103b067535179d8birth1431111431-01-01Pope Alexander VI (died 1503)Pope_Alexander_VIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI1current curated Wikimedia On This Day record

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