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On this day:1990: Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are banned via London Amendment to Montreal Protocol, to protect the ozone layer 2007: Apple releases the first iPhone Born on this day:1864: Ashutosh Mukherjee, Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician described as the “Banglar Bagh” (Tiger of Bengal) 1893: Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian scientist Read more…
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 Read more…
On this day:1954: The world’s first nuclear power plant at Obninsk, Russia, is activated 1991: Yugoslav troops invade Slovenia leading to the ten day war and Slovenia’s Declaration of Independence Born on this day:1838: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, author of Anandamath, born in Naihati, Bengal Presidency 1911: V. K. Narayana Menon, Read more…
On this day:1902: Aga Khan III is appointed Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire 1906: The first Grand Prix car race is held 1945: The United Nations Charter is signed 1975: Indian PM Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency 1992: India leases Tin Bigha corridor Read more…
On this day:1947: The Diary of Anne Frank is published 1950: The Korean War begins as North Korea invades South Korea 1967: The world’s first live global satellite TV program, BBC’s “Our World” is aired Born on this day:1900: Louis Mountbatten, British naval officer and statesman, last Viceroy of India Read more…
On this day:1901: Pablo Picasso opens his first exhibition 1948: The Berlin Blockade begins by the Soviet Union in reaction to the currency reform in West Germany Born on this day:1908: Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer Gone on this day:1398: Hongwu Emperor of China, Founder of the Ming Dynasty
On this day:1894: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is founded 1961 The Antarctic Treaty, the first arms control agreement during the cold war, comes into force 1992: “Tin Bigha Day” protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh 2018: Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa becomes the second-youngest grandmaster Born on Read more…
On this day:1633: The Catholic Church forces Galileo Galilei to renounce his heliocentric worldview 1941: Germany invades the Soviet Union Born on this day: 1887: Julian Huxley, English biologist Gone on this day:1699: Josiah Child, English Governor of the East India Company
On this day:2004: SpaceShipOne completes the world’s first manned private spaceflight 1921: The UK, the Dominions, and India, become the British Commonwealth of Nations 1948: Lord Mountbatten resigns as Governor General of India (formerly the last Viceroy) 1991: P.V. Narasimha Rao becomes Prime Minister of India as head of the Read more…
On this day:1756: Black Hole Incident of Calcutta: 146 British soldiers, Anglo-Indian soldiers and Indian civilians are imprisoned in a small dungeon in Calcutta, India where most die from suffocation and heat exhaustion 1837: Victoria becomes Queen of the United Kingdom Born on this day:1952: Vikram Seth, Indian poet and Read more…