Today in history

Today, through the years.

Yestermark catalogs what's happened on every calendar date, in every year from 1900 onward. Pick a date below, type a year, or open today's page for the day's events, births, and departures.

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Donald Trump 1946– President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025) Michael Jackson 1969–2007 American football player (1969–2017) Albert Einstein 1879–1955 German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955) Leonardo da Vinci 1452–1519 Italian polymath (1452–1519) Isaac Newton 1642–1727 English polymath (1642–1727) George W. Bush 1946– President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 Galileo Galilei 1564–1642 Italian physicist and astronomer (1564–1642) Immanuel Kant 1724–1804 German philosopher (1724–1804)