The Days of History

A collection of calendar links for that perennial question "What happened on the day I was born?" The dMarie Time Capsule includes events by year back to 1800.
http://www.hist.unt.edu/2dayhist.htm

Anyday Page

Long lists of birthdays, deaths, events, holidays, religious history and observances, searchable by any day of the year. An excellent source for homework timelines assignments.
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/

Daily Bleed

"Calendar of eclectic events, public secrets...". Select a date and get a list of events for that day in world history, in chronological order. Each date page has links to related resources.
http://www.eskimo.com/~recall/bleed/calmast.htm

dMarie Time Capsule

The site enables users to create printable "Time Capsules" for any date in history from 1800 to 2001. A Quick Page includes headlines, famous birthdays, top songs, TV shows, top books, and top toys for the date given.
http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/

History Channel: This Day in History

Extensive lists including birthdates, events, and top songs.
http://www.historychannel.com/thisday/

Timelines of History

Provides timelines of world history, starting with the Big Bang and up to the present. Browse by spans of years or specific dates, country, states and a few U.S. cities, or subject. Searchable.
http://www.timelines.ws/

On-This-Day.com

Daily historical facts and events, famous birthdays, world history, music history, and quote of the day.
http://www.on-this-day.com/

HistoryOrb.com

Searchable archive of important events, famous births and deaths spanning hundreds of years. Articles on specific historical events and broad trends.
http://www.historyorb.com

Scrapbook: Day in History

Search by date or year for important events in history.
http://www.scrapbookscrapbook.com/dayinhistory/whathappenedwhen.html