On this day:
1984 Indira Gandhi assassinated
1992 Catholic church regrets its handling of Galileo Galilee’s case
2011 Day of Seven Billion. The world’s official population reached 7 billion on approximately this day.
Born on this day:
1875 Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian activist, politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India
1918 Ian Stevenson, American biochemist
Gone on this day:
1926 Harry Houdini, Hungarian/American magician, actor
