On this day, on several years, significant stories took place in the world. From the first vision of the Virgin Mary in Lourdes to Mandela’s release from imprisonment after 27 years, from Thatcher’s victory in the leadership race of the Tories to the resignation of Mubarak from Egypt to Whitney Houston’s death here are the salient anniversaries.
- 1858 First vision of the Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France
- 1929 Vatican City (world’s smallest country) made an enclave of Rome
- 1975 Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British Conservative Party
- 1990 Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa
- 2011 Egyptian Revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests (Arab Spring)
- 2012 Whitney Houston died in an accidental drowning.
Via On This Day
