On this day:
1752: The U.K. adopts the Gregorian Calendar
1946: Interim government of India is formed, headed by J Nehru
1960: The First election of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile is held
Gone on this day:
1910: Henri Rousseau, French painter
1973: J. R. R. Tolkien, English philologist, author
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