On this day:
1846: The saxophone is patented by Belgian musician Adolphe Sax
1894: The Natal Legislature plans to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill, South Africa
1967: Israel annexes East Jerusalem
Born on this day:
1712: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher, polymath
1787: Harry Smith, English military commander and leader of British-Indian forces in Battle of Aliwal
1921: P.V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (1991-96), born in Warangal District
Gone on this day:
1972: Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian scientist and applied statistician. His birthdate is celebrated annually as “National Statistics Day”
