On this day:
1955: West Germany regains full sovereignty after World War II
1955: Indian parliament accepts Hindu divorce
Born on this day:
1479: Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru, born in Amritsar, Punjab, India
1818: Karl Marx, German philosopher
1861: Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and freedom fighter, born in Agra
Gone on this day:
1821: Napoleon, Corsican/French military officer, political leader
1901: Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Parsi entrepreneur and founder of the first textile mills in India
