On This Day On This Day | 21 May

On This Day | 21 May

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On this day:1904: FIFA, the world governing body of association football, is founded 1932: Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Born on this day: 1844: Henri Rousseau, French painter 1947: Jiggs Kalra, Indian food writer “Czar of Indian cuisine”, born in Punjab region, Read more…

On This Day On This Day | 20 May

On This Day | 20 May

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On this day: 1498: Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut, India becoming the first European to reach India by sea 1873: Blue jeans are patented by Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis  1992: India launches its 1st satellite independently Born on this day: 1894: Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Read more…

On This Day On This Day | 19 May

On This Day | 19 May

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On this day: 1743: Jean-Pierre Christin invents the Celsius thermometer 1919: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk sets off the Turkish War of Independence 1963: Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail is published Born on this day: 1913: Sanjiva Reddy, Indian politician, sixth President of India (1977-82), born in Illur, British India Read more…