Overview
- In 1871, London’s Royal Albert Hall opened in the presence of Queen Victoria and was named for her late husband, Prince Albert.
- In 1886, Austrian player Wilhelm Steinitz won the first official World Chess Championship in New Orleans.
- In 1971, cult leader Charles Manson received a death sentence for the Sharon Tate murders, which became a life term after California ended capital punishment in 1972.
- In 2001, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder met U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington and failed to win support for U.S. compliance with the Kyoto climate accord.
- The roundup also notes Lena Gercke’s 2006 win on Germany’s Next Topmodel and lists 2025 death anniversaries that include American actor Richard Chamberlain.