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Our Historical Anniversaries suggest ideas for stories and projects for which we can provide a range of images. Now looking forward as far as 2027. We also have a separate page for Celebrity Anniversaries.
1stSeptember
2023 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Eerthquake which hit Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan killing almost 150,000 people Images here
1stSeptember
2023 80th anniversary of the Women?s Army Auxiliary Corps being renamed the Women?s Army Corps, and became a regular part of the U.S. Army Images here
7thSeptember
2023 80th anniversary of the death of John Pierpont Morgan, Jr., American banker, financier and philanthropist, head of J. P. Morgan and Company Images here
15thSeptember
2023 50th anniversary of the death of King Gustaf Adolf VI of Sweden who is succeeded by his grandson Carl Gustaf XVI Images here
29thSeptember
2023 50th anniversary of the death of W. H. Auden, British-born American poet, regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century Images here
4thOctober
2023 100th anniversary of the birth of Charlton Heston, American film actor and political activist, known for his heroic roles and for playing major historical characters Images here
11thOctober
2023 60th anniversary of the death of Jean Cocteau, French poet, novelist, playwright, actor, artist and film director Images here
11thOctober
2023 60th anniversary of the death of Edith Piaf, popular French singer and cultural icon, known for her songs ?Non, je ne regrette rien? and ?La Vie en Rose? Images here
16thOctober
2023 50th anniversary of the release of the film Don't Look Now starring Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland Images here
16thOctober
2023 100th anniversary of Roy and Walt Disney founding the Walt Disney Company Images here
20thOctober
2023 50th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House in Australia being opened by Queen Elizabeth II Images here
23rdOctober
2023 100th anniversary of the Hamburg Uprising in Germany when Communists attempted a putsch Images here
30thOctober
2023 100th anniversary of the death of British Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law Images here
8thNovember
2023 100th anniversary of the failed Beer Hall Putsch in Munich by Hitler and Nazi Party members. Images here
9thNovember
2023 70th anniversary of the death of Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet, playwright and short story writer, best known for the play ?Under Milk Wood' Images here
11thNovember
2023 400th anniversary of the death of French politician and author Philippe de Mornay Images here
14thNovember
2023 50th anniversary of the wedding of The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, to Captain Mark Phillips (they would divorce in 1992 Images here
22ndNovember
2023 60th anniveresary of the death of Aldous Huxley, British writer and critic, best known for his novel ?Brave New World? Images here
22ndNovember
2023 60th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas Images here
22ndNovember
2023 60th anniversary of the death of author C.S. Lewis, best known for writing the Narnia books Images here
23rdNovember
2023 60th anniversary of the first episode of the science fiction television series ?Doctor Who? being broadcast in the UK. It is the longest-running and most successful science fiction TV series in the world Images here
1stDecember
2023 50th annviersary of the death of David Ben-Gurion, first Prime Minister of Israel Images here
2ndDecember
2023 100th anniversary of the birth of Maria Callas, American-born Greek operatic soprano. (Died 1977) Images here
3rdDecember
2023 25th anniversary of the release of the film Shakespeare in Love starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes Images here
6thDecember
2023 50th anniversary of the release of the British film The Wicker Man starring Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland Images here
16thDecember
2023 50th anniversary of the release of the film Papillon starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman Images here
16thDecember
2023 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party when American colonists protested against British tax policies throwing tea into Boston Harbour Images here
25thDecember
2023 50th anniversary of the release of the film Magnum Force starring Clint Eastwood Images here
25thDecember
2023 50th anniversary of the US release of the film The Sting with Robert Redford and Paul Newman Images here
26thDecember
2023 50th anniversary of the US release of the film The Exorcist. It was released in the UK on 14th March 1974. Images here
27thDecember
2023 100th anniversary of the death of Gustave Eiffel, French civil and structural engineer and architect, best known for designing the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France and the framework for the Statue of Liberty in New York City, USA Images here
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