In this section, you'll find a summary of all the information that you need to know about today.

There’s history, sport, music, famous people's birthdays, showbiz, entertainment, festivals and much more to keep you interested…so get searching!

Famous People Born Today:
1946 Gianni Versace
1973 Monica Seles
1978 Nelly Furtado
1981 Britney Spears

Famous People Who Died Today:
1547 Herman Cortes
1814 Marquis De Sade
1985 Philip Larkin

Music:
1959 Marty Wilde marries Joyce Baker.

1967 The Monkees score their 4th US No. 1 LP of the year with ‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd,’ setting a record that has yet to be broken.

1973 Rod Stewart reaches No.1 with ‘Do you think I’m Sexy.’

2000 The smashing Pumpkins perform for the last time at The Metro in Chicago.

Sport:
1974 Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, allowed to be used in baseballs.

1991 Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million deal with the New York Mets.

People & Showbiz:
1910 President Woodrow Wilson turned on the light of the Statue of Liberty for the first time.

1982 The Princess of Wales attended the premier of ‘Gandhi.’

1989 Kylie turns on the Christmas lights on London’s Regent’s Street.

Historic Events:
1409 University of Leipzig opens.

1697 The rebuilt St. Paul’s Cathedral was officially reopened.

1804 Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of France in Paris, becoming the first French Emperor for a thousand years.

1961 Fidel Castro announces that Cuba will adopt communism.

2001 Enron file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, 5 days after Dynegy cancel $8.4 billion buyout bid.

Current Events:

World/National Day: Abolition of Slavery Day, Business of Popping Corn Day, Charles Dickens in America Day, Special Education Day, Glacier Bay National Park Birthday 1980, Have-a-Heart Day, I Dream of Jeannie Wedding Day 1969, Play Basketball Day, National Fritters Day

World/National Week: Christmas Tree Week, Cookie Cutter Week, National Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week, Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week, Tolerance Week

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Religious Festivals: St. Bibiana (Catholic)

International Observances: Laos – National Day
United Arab Emirates – National Day