# Wikipedia API: Get Wikipedia On this day > Returns Wikipedia's On this day events, births, deaths and holidays for a month and day, in a chosen Wikipedia language; events, births and deaths come newest year first. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikipedia. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/wikipedia.org/get-on-this-day - Method: `wikipedia.org/get_on_this_day`, version 1 - Website: wikipedia.org - Returns: day, events, births, deaths, holidays (year, description, article title and link) - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `date` | string | no | | Month and day, such as July 20 or 07-20. Defaults to today (UTC). Default "". | | `language` | string | no | | Wikipedia language name or code, such as English or fr. Defaults to English. Default "English". | | `max_results` | integer | no | | Maximum number of entries in each list, such as 20 (1 to 100). Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json {} ``` Its output: ```json { "day": "September 28", "births": [ { "year": 2004, "description": "Isack Hadjar, French-Algerian racing driver", "article_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isack_Hadjar", "article_title": "Isack Hadjar" }, { "year": 2000, "description": "Frankie Jonas, American actor, singer, and songwriter", "article_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Jonas", "article_title": "Frankie Jonas" }, { "year": 1999, "description": "Kayla Day, American tennis player", "article_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayla_Day", "article_title": "Kayla Day" } ], "deaths": [ { "year": 2024, "description": "Winfield Dunn, American politician, 43rd Governor of Tennessee (born 1927)", "article_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfield_Dunn", "article_title": "Winfield Dunn" }, { "year": 2024, "description": "Drake Hogestyn, American actor (born 1953)", "article_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Hogestyn", "article_title": "Drake Hogestyn" }, { "year": 2024, "description": "Kris Kristofferson, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1936)", "article_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson", "article_title": "Kris Kristofferson" } ], "events": [ { "year": 2023, "description": "The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center.", "article_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Rotterdam_shootings", "article_title": "2023 Rotterdam shootings" }, { "year": 2022, "description": "Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.", "article_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ian", "article_title": "Hurricane Ian" }, { "year": 2018, "description": "The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured.", "article_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Sulawesi_earthquake_and_tsunami", "article_title": "2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami" } ], "holidays": [ { "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_of_Auxerre", "name": "Christian feast day: Aaron of Auxerre", "description": "Christian feast day: Aaron of Auxerre" }, { "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalia_Abad_Casasempere", "name": "Christian feast day: Amalia Abad Casasempere", "description": "Christian feast day: Amalia Abad Casasempere" }, { "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annemund", "name": "Christian feast day: Annemund", "description": "Christian feast day: Annemund" } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"wikipedia.org/get_on_this_day","input":{}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What historical events happened on July 20? Give me the list with years and links to the articles. - Pull Wikipedia's anniversaries for March 14 in French: events, births, deaths and holidays, up to 50 of each. - Who was born and who died on December 8? Most recent years first, about 10 names in each list. - Show me today's historical events, notable births and deaths, and any holidays being observed. - I need German Wikipedia's on-this-date entries for 11-09, limited to 30 per category, with article links. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "date": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Month and day, such as July 20 or 07-20. Defaults to today (UTC)." }, "language": { "type": "string", "default": "English", "description": "Wikipedia language name or code, such as English or fr. Defaults to English." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of entries in each list, such as 20 (1 to 100)." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "day", "events", "births", "deaths", "holidays" ], "properties": { "day": { "type": "string", "description": "Month and day." }, "births": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "year", "description", "article_title", "article_link" ], "properties": { "year": { "type": "integer", "description": "Year of the event, birth, or death." }, "description": { "type": "string", "description": "Short plain-text description." }, "article_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Link to the main linked Wikipedia article." }, "article_title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Title of the main linked Wikipedia article." } }, "additionalProperties": false } }, "deaths": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "year", "description", "article_title", "article_link" ], "properties": { "year": { "type": "integer", "description": "Year of the event, birth, or death." }, "description": { "type": "string", "description": "Short plain-text description." }, "article_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Link to the main linked Wikipedia article." }, "article_title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Title of the main linked Wikipedia article." } }, "additionalProperties": false } }, "events": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "year", "description", "article_title", "article_link" ], "properties": { "year": { "type": "integer", "description": "Year of the event, birth, or death." }, "description": { "type": "string", "description": "Short plain-text description." }, "article_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Link to the main linked Wikipedia article." }, "article_title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Title of the main linked Wikipedia article." } }, "additionalProperties": false } }, "holidays": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "description", "link" ], "properties": { "link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Link to the main Wikipedia article." }, "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the holiday or observance." }, "description": { "type": "string", "description": "Short plain-text description." } }, "additionalProperties": false } } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Wikipedia API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/wikipedia.org/search-articles.md): Searches a Wikipedia language edition by keywords and returns matching articles in relevance order, with descriptions, snippets, word counts, last edit dates and links. - [Wikipedia API: Get page views](https://fous.com/methods/wikipedia.org/get-page-views.md): Returns human-reader view counts for a Wikipedia article by day or month, with totals, daily averages and the peak period. - [Wikipedia API: Get article summary](https://fous.com/methods/wikipedia.org/get-article-summary.md): Returns the opening summary, short description, main image, article link and last edit time for a Wikipedia topic in the chosen language. 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