Months Past

The Irish ruler met a bloody fate on 23 April 1014.

Though he didn't invent it, the guillotine was named for a French doctor, who died on 26 March 1814.

The archaeologist Howard Carter died on 2 March 1939.

The MP was ejected on January 19th, 1764.

The tragic figure whose death led to the outbreak of the First World War was born on 18 December 1863.

The Parisian idol died on 11 October 1963.

The great humanitarian organisation was founded on 29 October 1863.

Mexico declared its independence from Spanish rule on 13 September 1813.

The Byzantine ruler claimed his throne on August 16th, 963.