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On this day:1929: Vatican City becomes an independent state 1975: The first Cricket World Cup begins, hosted by England, won by West Indies 1979: Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched Born on this day:1848: Paul Gauguin, French painter 1974: Mahesh Bhupathi, India, tennis pro Gone on this day:1954: Alan Read more…

On this day:1930: Frozen food is sold in retail stores for the first time 1964: Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes Prime Minister of India 1984: The video game Tetris is published by Russian computer engineer, Alexey Pajitnov 2004: Tamil is established as a Classical language by the President of India, Dr. Read more…

On this day:1883: The first Orient Express (legendary train journey from Paris to Istanbul) leaves Paris 1968: Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated 1981: The first cases of AIDS are reported Born on this day:1883: John Maynard Keynes, English economist Gone on this day:1900: Stephen Crane, American journalist, author, poet

On this day: 1783: The Montgolfier brothers demonstrate the first hot air balloon 1917: The first Pulitzer Prize is awarded 1989: Poland holds the first free elections after World War IIBorn on this day: 1902: Richard Allen, Indian field hockey goaltender (Olympic gold 1928), born in Nagpur 1936: Nutan Bahl, Read more…