https://kite.kagi.com/onthisday.xml Historical events and notable people for today http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification python-feedgen Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sima_Yi" data-wiki-id="Q353698" title="Sima Yi">Sima Yi</a></b> (Chinese general and regent) died. onthisday-251--5391939672674035590 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_the_Battler" data-wiki-id="Q81833" title="Alfonso the Battler">Alfonso the Battler</a></b> (King of Aragon and Navarre) died. onthisday-1134--5638001679610436363 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I" data-wiki-id="Q7207" title="Elizabeth I of England">Elizabeth I of England</a></b> (Queen of England) was born. onthisday-1533-3715961114553849778 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday Chinese peasants on <a data-wiki-id="Geography_of_Taiwan" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Taiwan" title="Geography of Taiwan">Formosa</a> (now Taiwan) <b><a data-wiki-id="Guo_Huaiyi_rebellion" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guo_Huaiyi_rebellion" title="Guo Huaiyi rebellion">began a rebellion</a></b> against <a data-wiki-id="Dutch_Formosa" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Formosa" title="Dutch Formosa">Dutch rule</a> which was suppressed four days later. onthisday-1652-503212796427616786 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges-Louis_Leclerc,_Comte_de_Buffon" data-wiki-id="Q229264" title="Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon">Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon</a></b> (French naturalist and author) was born. onthisday-1707-1839506544352107330 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_Yodfa_Chulaloke" data-wiki-id="Q310992" title="Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke">Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke</a></b> (Founder of Chakri dynasty) died. onthisday-1809-6663009096491819217 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <a data-wiki-id="Pedro_I_of_Brazil" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_I_of_Brazil" title="Pedro I of Brazil">Pedro I</a> declared the <a data-wiki-id="Independence_of_Brazil" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_Brazil" title="Independence of Brazil">independence of Brazil</a> from Portugal, establishing the <b><a data-wiki-id="Empire_of_Brazil" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Brazil" title="Empire of Brazil">Empire of Brazil</a></b> <i>(flag pictured)</i>. onthisday-1822-6476283503983200017 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Kekulé" data-wiki-id="Q76784" title="August Kekulé">August Kekulé</a></b> (German organic chemist) was born. onthisday-1829-8847747616707945784 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._DeBakey" data-wiki-id="Q335003" title="Michael E. DeBakey">Michael E. DeBakey</a></b> (Pioneering cardiac surgeon) was born. onthisday-1908-5386189555373572572 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Packard" data-wiki-id="Q380484" title="David Packard">David Packard</a></b> (Hewlett-Packard co-founder) was born. onthisday-1912-3194238571949092226 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_Longping" data-wiki-id="Q3141326" title="Yuan Longping">Yuan Longping</a></b> (Hybrid rice pioneer) was born. onthisday-1930--5706081061023705995 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Grey,_1st_Viscount_Grey_of_Fallodon" data-wiki-id="Q335187" title="Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon">Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon</a></b> (British foreign secretary) died. onthisday-1933--6757577377849599401 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday The last <b><a data-wiki-id="Thylacine" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacine" title="Thylacine">thylacine</a></b> died in captivity in <a data-wiki-id="Hobart_Zoo" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Zoo" title="Hobart Zoo">Hobart Zoo</a>, Australia. onthisday-1936-6749883719740871685 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Blixen" data-wiki-id="Q182804" title="Karen Blixen">Karen Blixen</a></b> (Danish author) died. onthisday-1962-9221639660493688717 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a data-wiki-id="Desmond_Tutu" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Tutu" title="Desmond Tutu">Desmond Tutu</a></b> became the first black leader of the <a data-wiki-id="Anglican_Church_of_Southern_Africa" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Southern_Africa" title="Anglican Church of Southern Africa">Anglican Church of Southern Africa</a>. onthisday-1986--5722974508180086205 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobutu_Sese_Seko" data-wiki-id="Q164535" title="Mobutu Sese Seko">Mobutu Sese Seko</a></b> (President of Zaire) died. onthisday-1997-7960461133284044572 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000 https://kite.kagi.com/732de5cf-1d7f-4af3-9b30-5ef5a2ff1872/onthisday <b><a data-wiki-id="Hurricane_Ivan" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ivan" title="Hurricane Ivan">Hurricane Ivan</a></b> made landfall on Grenada, devastating at least 85 per cent of buildings on the island. onthisday-2004--6097421924434552337 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:01:37 +0000