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On this day/Today. AD 96 – Nerva, the first of the "Five Good Emperors" of ancient Rome, came to power following the assassination of his predecessor Domitian. 1809 – The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (interior pictured), opened in London after the original was destroyed by fire.
Wikipedia:Database reports/Birthday today. People born this day of the next year: 29 September. Primarily currently living people. Last update: 05:54, 29 September 2024 (UTC) (GMT), generally updated daily before noon. This list is automatically generated from data in Wikidata and is periodically updated by Listeriabot.
Tomiko Itooka (born 23 May 1908) of Japan is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated. [ 2 ] John Tinniswood (born 26 August 1912) of the United Kingdom is the world's oldest living man whose age has been validated. [ 2 ]
OCLC. 644066940. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by the American white nationalist author Michael H. Hart. Published by his father's publishing house, it was his first book and was reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most influenced human ...
Pablo Picasso, who was born on this day, October 25 in 1881, lent one of the largest hands in changing the way people view the world through art. His artistic accomplishments and unique ...
Roland Étienne (born 1944, French) – Ancient Greece and Hellenistic period. Moses Finley (1912–1986) Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) – The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Adrian Goldsworthy (born 1969, British) – Roman history. Peter Green (1924–2024) – Ancient Greece and Macedon. Herodotus.
Simone Arianne Biles Owens[ 4 ] OLY (née Biles; born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. [ 5 ] She is widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. [ 6 ]
Nearly 100 years ago, one of the most fondly remembered U.S. presidents was born. John F. Kennedy was born May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, a little town just outside of center Boston ...