Cool Historical Facts

Rewind - 2nd May 1519: World famous artist and scientist Leonardo Da Vinci, dies at the age of 67.

Rewind - 2nd May 1964: British band Beatles' second album entitled 'Meet the Beatles' goes to number 1 and stays there for 5 weeks

Cool Historical Fact

Rewind - 30th April 1006: The brightest supernova: 'Supernova SN' is recorded in history appearing in the constellation Lupus

Rewind - 30th April 1957: Elvis Presley records 'Jailhouse Rock'

Cool Historical Facts

Rewind - 29 April 1994: The first South African democratic elections end after an extra day of balloting.


Rewind - 29 April 1945: With World War 2 in play, Allied forces begin to make significant progress closing in on Berlin. Adolf Hitler marries Eva Braun in their fortified bunker. Hitler kills himself the next day by simultaneously biting on a cyanide capsule and pulling the trigger of a gun pointed at his head. Eva follows suite by just biting a cyanide capsule.

Eclipse

Rewind: 28 April 585 - An unforeseen total eclipse of the sun interrupts a battle between Lydia and Media, thus bringing a sudden end to their six year war.