Historical Events

1899   : Kolkata got Hydroelectric Power.
1941   : Yugoslavia surrendered to Germany during World War II.
1946   : Syria gained Independence from France.
1952   : The first Lok Sabha came into existence.
2003   : Formation of Indo-UK Parliamentary Forum after 55 years.
2014   : NASA’s Kepler space telescope confirmed the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.

Birthdays

1820   : Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr., Known as the father of Baseball.
1897   : Nisargadatta Maharaj, a Hindu guru of nondualism.
1912   : Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, an Indian novelist and short story writer of Malayalam literature.
1916   : Sirimavo Bandaranaike, a Sri Lankan stateswoman. She was the world’s first female prime minister.
1941   : Asaram Bapu, a controversial Indian godman, currently serving a life sentence for the rape of a minor.
1961   : Geet Siriram Sethi, an Indian professional player of English billiards.
1966   : Vikram, an Indian actor, and playback singer.
1972   : Muttiah Muralitharan, a Sri Lankan cricket coach, and former professional cricketer.

Death anniversaries

1790   : Benjamin Franklin, an American researcher, and diplomat.
1882   : George Jennings, inventor of the flush toilet.
1946   : V. S. Srinivasa Sastri, an Indian politician, administrator, educator, orator, and Indian independence activist.
1975   : Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, the first vice president and the Second President of India.
1997   : Biju Patnaik, an Indian politician. twice as the Chief Minister of the State of Odisha.