On this day:
1939: The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Subhash Chandra Bose
1913: The first Indian full-length feature film, Raja Harishchandra, is premieredÂ
2019: Cyclone Fani strikes Odisha State causing one of the biggest human evacuations of 1.2 million in India in a day
Born on this day:
1469: Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian, philosopher
1897: V. K. Krishna Menon, Minister of Defense (1957-62), born in Tellicherry
Gone on this day:
1969: Zakir Husain, 3rd President of India (1967-69) and scholar
