On this day:
1963: Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space
2010: The world’s first country-wide total tobacco ban goes into effect in Bhutan
Born on this day:
1723: Adam Smith and Scottish philosopher, economist
Gone on this day:
1925: Chittaranjan Das, Indian lawyer, politician and activist, founder of Swaraj Party dies at 55
1977: Wernher von Braun, German physicist and engineer