On this day:
1870: Franco-Prussian War starts under Napolean
Born on this day:
1827: Mangal Pandey, Indian sepoy of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry regiment born in Ballia district
1863: Dwijendralal Ray, Bengali poet, famous for work Dwijendrageeti, born in Krishnanagar
1938: Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist, famous for Hoyle–Narlikar theory, born in Maharashtra
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