On This Day On This Day | 20 April

On This Day | 20 April

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On this day: 1902: Pierre and Marie Curie discover the radioactive element radium 1951: A human organ is surgically replaced for the first time Born on this day: 1889: Adolf Hitler, Austrian/German politician, Chancellor of Germany Gone on this day: 1918: Karl Ferdinand Braun, German/American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate 1970: Read more…

On This Day On This Day | 19 April

On This Day | 19 April

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On this day: 1775: The American Revolutionary War begins 1971: The Soviet Union launches the world’s first manned space station 1975: India launches 1st satellite with help of USSR Born on this day: 1897: Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist, born in India 1957: Mukesh Ambani, Indian businessman and Read more…

On This Day On This Day | 18 April

On This Day | 18 April

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On this day: 1930: An attempted raid on British armory in Chittagong in Bengal province, British India by revolutionaries led by Surya Sen 1949: Ireland becomes an independent republic 1951: The European Coal and Steel Community, a precursor of the European Union, is established Born on this day: 1964: Niall Read more…