On this day:
1682: City of Philadelphia Founded
1904: New York City Subway Begins Operations
1991: Turkmenistan Declares Independence from the Soviet Union
Born on this day:
1920: K. R. Narayanan, Indian politician, 10th President of India
1984: Irfan Pathan, Indian cricketer
Gone on this day:
1605: Akbar, Mughal emperor
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