On This Day On This Day | 30 April

On This Day | 30 April

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On this day:1789: George Washington becomes the first U.S. President 1955: Imperial Bank of India nationalized 1993: CERN announces that World Wide Web protocols will remain free 2013: Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna is declared “The First Superstar of Indian cinema” at the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards Born on this day: Read more…

On This Day On This Day | 29 April

On This Day | 29 April

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On this day:1997: The Chemical Weapons Convention becomes effective Born on this day:1803: James Brooke, British adventurer and 1st Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), born in Bandel, near Calcutta 1848: Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter, born in Kilimanoor, Travancore Gone on this day:1980: Alfred Hitchcock, English director, producer