1572: The Red Wedding in St Bartholomew
On August 18, 1572, Protestant Henry of Navarre married Catholic Margaret of Valois in Paris, a union designed to end the bloody civil war between France’s Catholics and Huguenots. Read more →
1922: Cecil Hides a Body in his Bath
Cecil Maltby, a 47-year-old London tailor with a taste for gambling and drink, shot his mistress Alice Hilda Middleton three times in the back at his flat above his shop at 24 Park Road, Regent’s Park, on 24 August 1922. Read more →
1939: The Last Judicial Execution in New South Wales History
John Trevor Kelly, 24, was hanged at Long Bay Gaol near Botany Bay, Sydney, shortly after eight in the morning of 24 August 1939. Read more →
1981: Mark David Chapman Sentenced to 20 Years to Life for Killing John Lennon
In December 1980, Mark David Chapman shot John Lennon four times in the back outside the Dakota apartment building in New York City, killing the former Beatle as he returned home. Read more →
1985: The Night Stalker’s begins His FInal Strike in Mission Viejo, California
In the late hours of August 24, 1985, Richard Ramirez drove to Mission Viejo in Southern California, intending to break into the Romero family home. Read more →
