On this day:
1905: Albert Einstein submits a paper outlining his theory of special relativity
1914: Mahatma Gandhi’s first arrest after campaigning for Indian rights in South Africa
Born on this day:
1823: Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Parsi entrepreneur and founder of the first textile mills in India, born in Bombay
1950: Omprakash Valmiki, Indian Dalit writer and poet of Joothan, born in Muzaffarnagar
Gone on this day:
1912: Madhaviah Krishnan, Indian naturalist and wildlife photographer, born in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
