1859
English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes “On the Origin of Species” radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology
1914
Benito Mussolini leaves Italy’s socialist party
1919
Gandhi Jee presides over All-India Khilafat conference at Delhi.
1926
Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e ‘Purna Siddhi’.
1932
The Third Round Table Conference ended in London. As Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it. This conference ended without achieving anything.
1941
Attack on Pearl Harbour.
Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar.
1989
Tendulkar scores a record cricket test 50 aged 16 years 214 days.
1992
It was decided that Lok Sabha session would start with the national song “Vande Mataram” and end with National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana”.
It was decided that Lok Sabha session would start with the national song “Vande Mataram” and end with National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana”.