Check out some of the events that took place on this day in history:

1995 The Kobe Earthquake

It was on this day back in 1995 that the earthquake named ‘The Great Hanshin’ hit Kobe in Japan causing significant destruction and loss of life.

1991 The Gulf War

The Gulf War started on this day back in 1991 with Operation Desert Storm following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq.

1912 Scott Arrives At South Pole

The famous Scott expedition to Antarctica arrived in the South Pole on this day in 1912.

BORN ON THIS DAY

  • 1984 – Calvin Harris, the DJ and performer
  • 1964 – Michelle Obama
  • 1962 – Jim Carrey, the actor and producer
  • 1942 – Muhammad Ali, the American boxer
  • 1927 – Eartha Kitt, the American singer
  • 1899 – Al Capone, the notorious American gangster
  • 1706 – Benjamin Franklin, the American politician and President

DIED ON THIS DAY

  • 2019 – Windsor Davies, the actor
  • 2008 – Bobby Fischer, the American chess player