The Life of Ada Lovelace
The mathematician and pioneering computer programmer was born on 10 December 1815.
Months Past
Death of Justinian I
The Byzantine emperor died in Constantinople on 14 November 565.
Premiere of The Great Dictator
Chaplin's celebrated film first appeared on 15 October 1940.
Britain’s First Female Doctor
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson passed her medical exams on 28 September 1865.
Discovery of the Lascaux Cave Paintings
The Paleolithic illustrations were found on 12 September 1940.
The Jacobite standard raised at Braemar
The Stuart banner was raised on 6 September 1715.
Leon Trotsky assassinated in Mexico
The man born Lev Bronstein was attacked on August 20th, 1940. He died the following day.
Death of Sir Geoffrey de Havilland
The aviation pioneer died on May 21st, 1965.
The Death of John Wilkes Booth
The man who killed Abraham Lincoln was shot dead on 26 April, 1865.
The Eruption of Mount Tambora
Possibly the most destructive volcanic eruption of all time occurred on 10 April 1815.