# History Events Today — On this day

> Historical events, birthdays, and deaths database with Wikipedia links. (iPhone/iPad app by Atoapps.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/history-events-today/id670076393 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Atoapps](https://appshunter.io/developer/526385913)
- Category: Reference, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 444 App Store ratings · 32 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 48 MB
- Languages: German (Germany), American English, French (France), Japanese
- Released: 2013-08-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/history-events-today/id670076393/reviews.md

## What is History Events Today?

You want to know what happened on a certain date? 
You want to know which famous people have the same birthday with you? 100,000 events, births, and deaths are available offline for you in this amazing app. 
Most entries have links to Wikipedia. With a network connection, simply click on the hyperlinks on the entries for more information on Wikipedia. 


------ Fantastic Features ------ 

- Display historical events, birthdays and deaths 
- User friendly interface: jump to any date on a calendar by clicking on the date 
- Tap on an entry to share interesting events with friends via Facebook, Twitter and Email
- Over 100,000 events available offline 
- Hyperlinks to full articles on Wikipedia
- Interesting events per push notification

Don't forget to share this app with your friends. Thank you!

## Key features

- Historical events, birthdays, and deaths
- Offline access to 100,000+ entries
- Jump to any date on a calendar
- Share events via social media and email
- Wikipedia hyperlinks for more info
- Push notifications for interesting events

## What do users think of History Events Today?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Informative and educational
- 👍 Good for learning history
- 👍 Focuses on history without fluff
- 👍 Quick daily information
- 👍 Interesting and informative
- 👍 Useful for quick knowledge
- 👍 Great presentation and interface
- 👍 Interesting ephemeris
- 👍 Nice app, nice knowledge
- 👍 Good history source
- 👍 Indispensable app
- 👍 Keeps users informed daily
- 👍 Informative and enjoyable
- 👍 Fun and interesting daily content
- 👍 Simple and engaging

**Cons**

- 👎 Unorganized and overwhelming information
- 👎 Outdated content (no updates since 2011/2010)
- 👎 Too many intrusive ads
- 👎 App crashes frequently
- 👎 Entries are indecipherable/lack info
- 👎 Links to events don't always work
- 👎 Unusable on older iPads (forced games)
- 👎 Poor contrast (white on grey)
- 👎 Content not updated for years
- 👎 Ads make app unwieldy
- 👎 App crashes on opening
- 👎 Difficult to read text due to background
- 👎 No history after 2010

**Commonly reported bugs**

- 🐛 App crashes constantly
- 🐛 App closes when browsing
- 🐛 App closes when changing events
- 🐛 App defaults to loading a game that never loads
- 🐛 App keeps crashing on opening
- 🐛 No history after 2010

**Most requested features**

- 💡 Option to reverse timeline
- 💡 Add a timeline feature
- 💡 Option to have most recent year first
- 💡 Add birth or death collections of people
- 💡 Paid option for longer history
- 💡 Update content with recent history

## Recent user reviews (10 of 32)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/history-events-today/id670076393/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Schöne Kalendersicht auf Events in der Vergangenheit.

*2025-07-21*

Interessant und die Verlinkung zu Wikipedia ist gelungen. Was fehlt ist die Möglichkeit die Zeitachse umzudrehen.

### 1/5 — Unübersichtlich

*2025-01-22*

Es gibt sehr viel Informationen aber diese sind unübersichtlich und manchmal auch unverständlich.

### 5/5 — Nützlich um mal was zu lernen

*2025-01-01*

Endlich eine App um was zu lernen, die Perspektive und Bildung zu erweitern...
Sehr gut! Weiter so!!!!

### 5/5 — Ohne Schnickschnack auf Geschichte fokussiert!

*2024-08-12*

Kann ich für Wissensdurstige für Geschichte
empfehlen.

### 5/5 — Genial

*2024-05-15*

Jeden Tag ein paar Infos auf kürzestem Weg ohne viel zu suchen.

### 1/5 — Needs to be updated

*2024-05-05*

No updated since 2011.  Please correct me if I’m mistaken.

### 5/5 — Adding a timeline

*2023-12-26*

It would be great if you guys add a timeline, everything else is great especially for history events but a timeline would do it for sure.

### 3/5 — Too many ads

*2023-05-01*

Too many ads and they’re very intrusive, not to mention the app drops sometimes

### 4/5 — Great app, needs editing

*2023-02-14*

A great presentation and interface, but many of the entries are indecipherable. I depend on the links, but some entries have none and lack enough info to figure out what’s being remembered. Given that, there’s nothing else that comes close. No bells or whistles, but solid.

### 5/5 — Éphéméride intéressant

*2023-01-07, version 3.5.0*

Très sympa.

## Frequently asked questions about History Events Today

### What does History Events Today do?

This app provides a comprehensive database of historical events, famous birthdays, and notable deaths for any given date. It allows users to explore past occurrences and learn about significant figures and moments in history.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include access to over 100,000 historical entries offline, a user-friendly calendar interface to jump to any date, the ability to share events via social media and email, and hyperlinks to Wikipedia for detailed information. It also offers push notifications for interesting events.

### Is History Events Today free to use?

Yes, the app is free to download and use. It is supported by advertisements, which are displayed within the application.

### Can I use this app offline?

Yes, a significant advantage of this app is its offline functionality. You can access over 100,000 historical events, births, and deaths without an internet connection.

### How can I learn more about an event?

Most entries in the app include hyperlinks that direct you to full articles on Wikipedia. With a network connection, simply click on these hyperlinks to access more in-depth information about the historical event, person, or death.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.7.2 — 2024-05-21

Stability improvements and bug fixes.

### 3.7.1 — 2024-05-03

Stability improvements and bug fixes.

### 3.7.0 — 2024-03-27

Stability improvements and bug fixes.

### 3.6.0 — 2023-02-11

- Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 3.5.0 — 2022-01-15

- Bug fixes and performance improvements.

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