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.Â
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
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