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This Day in History

Historical events, births, and deaths for any date — powered by Wikipedia.

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Data source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia REST API)

REST Bridge Endpoint https://context.gnist.ai/rest/this-day/
Authentication

All requests require a Gnist-API-Key header (or api_key query parameter).

Free tier: 100 calls/day. Get your API key.

Tools (2)

get_on_this_day

Get historical events, births, and deaths that happened on this day.

Returns notable events, famous births, and notable deaths for a given month/day
from Wikipedia's comprehensive historical database. Defaults to today's date.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
monthanyoptionalMonth (1-12). Defaults to today.
dayanyoptionalDay of month (1-31). Defaults to today.
typeanyoptionalFilter: 'events', 'births', or 'deaths'. Omit for all three.
max_resultsanyoptionalMax entries per category (default: 20, max: 100).
Request Body
{
  "query": "example"
}
report_feedback

Report a bug, feature request, or general feedback for this data source.

Use this when something doesn't work as expected, when you'd like
a new feature, or when you have suggestions for improvement.

Args:
feedback: Describe the issue or suggestion.
feedback_type: One of 'bug', 'feature_request', or 'general'.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
feedbackstringrequired
feedback_typestringoptional (default: "general")
Request Body
{
  "feedback": "example"
}

Quick Start

Shell
curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/this-day/report_feedback" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"feedback": "example"}'
Python
import httpx

resp = httpx.post(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/this-day/report_feedback",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
  "feedback": "example"
},
)
print(resp.json())

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