On this day:
1911: Rediscovery of Machu Picchu, 15th Century Inca site in Peru
1923: The Treaty of Lausanne is signed between Turkey and the countries that formed the Allied Powers in the First World War
Born on this day:
1897: Amelia Earhart, American pilot, author
1945: Azim Premji, Indian businessman
Gone on this day:
2012: Robert Ledley, the American scientist, invented the full-body CT scanner
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