On this day:1789: George Washington becomes the first U.S. President 1955: Imperial Bank of India nationalized 1993: CERN announces that World Wide Web protocols will remain free 2013: Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna is declared “The First Superstar of Indian cinema” at the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards Born on this day: Read more…
On this day:1997: The Chemical Weapons Convention becomes effective Born on this day:1803: James Brooke, British adventurer and 1st Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), born in Bandel, near Calcutta 1848: Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter, born in Kilimanoor, Travancore Gone on this day:1980: Alfred Hitchcock, English director, producer
On this day:2001: Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist in history 2018: Indian government announces electricity has now reached every Indian village Born on this day:1795: Charles Sturt, English explorer (Australia), born in Bengal, British India 1908: Oskar Schindler, Czech/German businessman Gone on this day:1945: Benito Mussolini, Italian politician, Read more…
On this day: 1911: Indian passive resistance is suspended when General J.C. Smuts enters into negotiations with Mahatma Gandhi 1961: Sierra Leone becomes an independent republic Born on this day: 1593: Mumtaz Mahal, Empress consort of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal as her mausoleum 1791: Samuel Read more…
On this day: 1929: First non-stop England to India flight lands 1986: The worst nuclear disaster in history occurs in Chernobyl Born on this day: 1950: L. Shankar, Indian-born American violinist, singer and composer, born in Madras Gone on this day: 1920: Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (number theory)
On this day: 1859: Construction of the Suez Canal begins 1953: The double helix structure of DNA described for the first time Born on this day: 1961: Dinesh D’Souza, Indian-American author (2016: Obama’s America), born in Mumbai
On this day: 1311: General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India 1929: First non-stop England to India flight takes-off 1990: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into Earth orbit Born on this day: 1929: Rajkumar, Indian actor and singer in Kannada cinema and cultural icon, born Read more…
On this day: 1984: The discovery of the virus causing AIDS is announced 2005: The first YouTube video is posted Born on this day: 1858: Max Planck, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate Gone on this day: 1616: William Shakespeare, English playwright 1992: Satyajit Ray, Indian director
On this day: 1930: Indian revolutionaries battle British troops in the Jalalabad hills near Chittagong, Bengal province. 1945: Adolf Hitler admits defeat 1977: Optical fiber is used for telephone transmissions for the first time Born on this day: 1724: Immanuel Kant, Russian/German philosopher Gone on this day: 2013: Lalgudi Jayaraman, Read more…
On this day: 1526: First Battle of Panipat: Central Asian conqueror Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India 1992: The first exoplanets are discovered 1997: I. K. Gujral sworn in as Prime Minister of India Born on this day: 1864: Max Weber, German economist, sociologist Gone Read more…