What Happened Today in History?
Can you guess what’s common between the following events?
- India declaring its independence from the British
- Birth of Napolean I
- Bahrain declaring its independence from the British
- Republic of Congo declaring its independence from France
All of these happened on 15th August. Interesting right?
So if you are a curious history buff and like to know the importance of different days, then you are indeed at the right place. Let us fill the bucket of your curiosity with our special podcast series, “This Day’s History” where we talk about all events related to ‘on this day in history’.
Learn what happened on this day in the history around the world, from facts of the day, birthdays of important people, interesting events that took place in the past to the area of music, sport, politics, and science – we have it all covered. “This Day’s History”.
This Day's History:
History of the Day
14th July
Important Events On This Day
1960: Jane Goodall reached Gombe National Park to study Chimpanzees
1965: NASA space shuttle clicks the closest picture of Mars
1983: Mario Bros. is released in Japan, beginning the popular Super Mario Bros franchise.
13th July
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1832: Source of Mississippi river was discovered .
1823: The famous “Hollywood” was written near Mount Hills
1956: Dark Mouth workshop done where AI as a field was discovered.
12th July
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1776: Captain James Cook began his third Voyage .
1823: First wasp ship was manufactured for the first time in India
2001: Space Shuttle program Atlantics was launched with air locks.
11th July
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1987: World population became 5 billion.
1899: Sowa Bazaar Club, first football club represented India.
1990: World Population Day was celebrated for the first time.
10th July
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1789: Alexander Makenzie found the Makenzie river in Canada.
1856: Famous Inventor Nikola Tesla was born.
1962: Telstar, the first communication satellite was launched.
9th July
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1819: Alias Howe, the inventor of the sewing machine was born.
1973: Lion was declared as National Animal of India.
1973: Tiger was made the National Animal of India, removing Lion.
8th July
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1497: Vasco da Gama began his voyage from Europe to reach India.
1879: The first ship to use electric lights was departed from San Francisco.
1972: Saurav Ganguly was born.
7th July
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1928: First-ever sliced bread was sold in Ohio.
1985: Boris Becker became the youngest winner of Wimbledon.
1981: MS Dhoni was born.
2003: NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket.
6th July
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1885: Louis Pasteur administered the first rabies vaccination.
1985: Boris Becker became the youngest winner of Wimbledon.
1919: The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
1986: Davis Phinney becomes the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France.
2006: Nathu-la pass was opened for trade after 44 years.
29th November
Important Events On This Day
1869 : Prominent Indian Social Worker Thakkar Bapa was born.
1877: Thomas Edison demonstrated the phonograph for the first time.
1961: Chimpanzee named, Enos was sent to outer space under Project Mercury.
30th November
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1908 : Indian Poet Buddhadeva Bose was born.
1924: V. N. Janaki first Woman Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was born.
1966: Barbados attained its independence from the United Kingdom.
1st December
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1834 : Slavery was abolished in Cape Colony with Abolition Act of 1833
1903: Indian revolutionary Anant Singh was born.
1988: World AIDS Day proclaimed y the U.S worldwide
2nd December
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1764 : Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh of Jaipur was born.
1993: NASA launched Space Shuttle Endeavour to repair Hubble Space Telescope.
3rd December
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1818 : Illinois became 21st state of the Unites states.
1899: Indian Freedom Fighter Ramadevi Choudhury was born.
1984: Bhopal Gas Disaster- A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant
4th December
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1919 : Inder Kumar Gujral, 12th Prime Minister of India, was born.
1971: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 started
5th December
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1653 : Maharana Jai Singh of Mewar was born.
1901: Walt Disney was born.
1950: Sikkim became India’s protectorate.
6th December
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1884 : Washington Monument was completed.
1917: Finland declared its independence from Russian Empire.
2006: NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars
7th December
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1787 : Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1936: P. V. Manoranjan Rao, Indian Space Scientist was born.
1972: Apollo17-the last Apollo moon mission is launched.
8th December
Important Events On This Day
1720 : Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao was born.
1897: Indian freedom activist, Bal Krishna Sharma (Naveen) was born.
1992: The Galileo spacecraft flies past Earth for the second time
9th December
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1868 : The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London
1946 : Constituent Assembly of India met for the first time.
1979: Smallpox virus eradication certified.
10th December
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1768 : First edition of Encyclopedia Britannica was published.
1817: Mississippi became 20th U.S. state
1853: Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize on this day
11th December
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1816 : Indiana became 19th U.S. state.
1882: Indian independence activist and social reformer Subramania Bharti was born.
12th December
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1917 : Father Edward Flanagan founded “Boys Town”
1941: Indian aerospace engineer Nambi Narayanan was born.
13th December
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1835 : Indian astronomer and scholar Pathani Samanta was born.
1955: Former Minister of Défense and former Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar was born.
14th December
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1819 : Alabama became 22nd U.S. state.
1896: Glasgow Underground Railway was opened.
15th December
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1903 : Italo Marchioni received U.S. Patent for ice cream cones.
1988: Indian freestyle wrestler Geeta Phogat was born.
16th December
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1903 : Taj Mahal Palace hotel opened for guests.
1971: India won the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
17th December
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1905 : Mohammad Hidayatullah, 11th Chief Justice of India and 6th vice president of India was born.s.
1920: Canadian computer scientist Kenneth Iverson was born.
18th December
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1856 : Physicists Sir Joseph John Thomson was born.
1870: British writer Hector Munro (Saki) was born.
19th December
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1873 : Indian scientist Upendranath Brahmachari was born.
1972: Apollo 17, returned to Earth.
20th December
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1909 : Indian freedom fighter and politician Vakkom Majeed was born.
1971: Doctors Without Borders was established.
21st December
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1905 : English Novelist Anthony Powell was born.
1968: Apollo 8 was launched launch.
22nd December
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1666 : 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh ji was born.
1887: Indian Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was born.
23rd December
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1902 : 5th Prime Minister of India Chaudhary Charan Singh was born.
1954: First successful kidney transplant was done
24th December
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1880 : Indian independence activist Pattabhi Sitaramayya was born.
1899: Indian social activist and freedom fighter Pandurang Sadashiv Sane was born.
25th December
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1642 : Sir Isaac Newton was born.
1861: Indian scholar, educational reformer Madan Mohan Malaviya was born.
26th December
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1780 : Scottish writer and scientist Mary Somerville was born.
1791: “Father of the computers” Charles Babbage was born.
27th December
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1797 : Poet Mirza Ghalib was born.
1911: Indian national anthem – Jana Gana was sung for the first time in Calcutta Session of Indian National Congress.
28th December
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1846 : Iowa became 29th U.S. state.
1932: Indian business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani was born.
29th December
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1800 : American chemist and manufacturing engineer, Charles Goodyear was born.
1844: American chemist and manufacturing engineer, Charles Goodyear was born.
30th December
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1865 : Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born.
1922: Soviet Union was formed.
31st December
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1600 : East India Company was formed.
1898: Indian Freedom Fighter Krishna Ballabh Sahay was born.
1st January
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1894 : Indian mathematician Satyendra Nath Bose was born.
1912: Republic of China was established.
2nd January
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1954 : India established Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan awards.
1959: Soviet Union launched Luna 1 spacecraft.
3rd January
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1831 : Indian social reformer Savitribai Phule was born.
1977: Apple computer company was incorporated.
4th January
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1896 : Utah became 45th U.S. state.
1918: Finnish Declaration of Independence was announced.
5th January
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1846 : German Philosopher Rudolf Christoph Eucken was born.
1880: Indian Freedom Fighter Barindra Kumar Ghosh was born.
6th January
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1912 : Alfred Wegener presented theory of continental drift.
1967: Legendary Indian musician A. R. Rahman was born.
7th January
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1610 : Galileo Galilei made first observation of four Galilean moons.
1782: North America’s first American commercial bank “Bank of North America”.
8th January
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1965 : India’s first Internationally acclaimed movie was made.
1942: Renowned Physicist Stephen Hawkins was born.
9th January
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1915 : Mahatma Gandhi returned to India after his stay in South Africa.
1982: India’s first scientists’ team reached Antarctica
10th January
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1863 : First underground metro rail services started.
1916: Russia defeated Ottoman Empire in First World War.
11th January
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1922 : First Insulin dose was given to Diabetes patients.
1954: Kailash Saytarthi, Winner of Nobel peace price was born.
12th January
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1863 : Swami Vivekanand was born.
1966: Batman TV series was premiered on ABC.
13th January
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1910 : World’s first public Radio Broadcast started in New York.
1949: India’s first space traveler, Rakesh Sharma was born.
14th January
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1964 : R G Nadkarni, a test cricket player, threw 21 maiden overs.
1977: Narain Kartikayen, Indian F1 racer was born.
15th January
Important Events On This Day
1784 : Asiatic Society of Bengal was established.
1975: Angola got independence from Portugal.