On This Day On This Day | 17 June

On This Day | 17 June

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On this day:1631: Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth 1885: The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York 1928: Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic 1944: Iceland becomes a republic Born on this day:1973: Leander Paes, Indian tennis player, born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India Gone Read more…

On This Day On This Day | 16 June

On This Day | 16 June

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On this day:1963: Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space 2010: The world’s first country-wide total tobacco ban goes into effect in Bhutan Born on this day:1723: Adam Smith and Scottish philosopher, economist Gone on this day:1925: Chittaranjan Das, Indian lawyer, politician and activist, founder of Swaraj Party dies Read more…

On This Day On This Day | 15 June

On This Day | 15 June

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On this day:1667: The first human blood transfusion is administered by Jean-Baptiste Denys 1844: Charles Goodyear patents vulcanization 1991: Mount Pinatubo explodes Born on this day:1950: Lakshmi Mittal, Indian industrialist Gone on this day:1983: Srirangam Srinivasarao, Telugu poet, dies at 73