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In 1869, Indian independence campaigner and leader Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, British India.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was known to his many followers as Mahatma, or "the great-souled one," for his peaceful philosophy of passive resistance. Gand...
Lal Bahadur Shastri, an Indian politician and Prime Minister of India, was born in Mughalsarai, British India, in 1904.
Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India was an Indian statesman. He was the one who promoted the white revolution, a national campaign to increase ...
Persis Khambatta, an Indian actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Mumbai, India, in 1948.
Persis Khambhatta, an actress of Indian origin who made her way to the crown of Miss India and made strides in Hollywood too was born on the October 2nd in the yea...
Samuel Adams, American revolutionary (Boston Massacre-Tea Party) and statesman, dies at the age of 81 in 1803.
Samuel Adams, an American Founding Father, participated in the Boston Tea Party and signed the Declaration of Independence. When official American political partie...
Eugene O'Neill, a 20-year-old American playwright, marries his first wife, Kathleen Jenkins, in 1909.
Kathleen Jenkins, O'Neill's first wife, hardly saw him after they married. Jenkins, who was used to a humdrum social milieu of tea and dinner parties, met ...
Kumaraswami Kamaraj, an Indian political leader and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1975
In 1976, Kamaraj was posthumously given India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna. Chennai Airport's domestic terminal is known as the "Kamaraj...
The 2019 American psychological thriller Joker was written and co-directed by Todd Phillips and Scott Silver. Joaquin Phoenix plays the Joker in the DC Comics adaptation
The 2019 American psychological thriller Joker was written and co-directed by Todd Phillips and Scott Silver. Joaquin Phoenix plays the Joker in the DC Comics adap...
At the end of the Russian-Turkish War (1736-1739), the Ottoman Empire and Russia signed the Treaty of Nissa in 1739.
Treaty of Nissa, a treaty of peace was signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire on October 3rd in the year 1739 to end up the Russio-Turkish War. As per the...
During Operation Hurricane on Monte Bello Island in Australia in 1952, the United Kingdom became the world's third nuclear power.
In the year 1952, on October 3rd United Kingdome became the third country to test the nuclear weapons after United States and Soviet Union. The code named 'Hur...
Indira Gandhi was arrested in 1977 for many breaches of privilege and contempt of the House.
Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India was arrested in the year 1977, on October 4th in Delhi on the charges of corruption and misuse of authority. With h...
Janet Leigh, also known as Jeanetta Morrison, an American actress, died in 2004 at the age of 77.
Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis' wife, is most known for her shower scene as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller 'Psycho.' Leigh died at h...
Barack Obama marries fellow lawyer Michelle Robinson in Chicago, Illinois in 1992.
At the Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin, Obama met Michelle Robinson, a young lawyer assigned to be his mentor. The pair began dating soon after. He and Michelle ...
Lisa Marie Presley, the "Princess of Rock and Roll," married musician Danny Keough in the Church of Scientology in 1988.
Lisa Marie Persley married Danny Keough at Church of Scienteology on October 3rd in the year 1988. Only 9 people attended the event including her mother Priscilla ...
Abraham Lincoln delivered his first political address at the Illinois State Fair in 1854.
On October 4th in the year 1854, Abraham Lincoln delivered his first political address at Illinois State Fair. The main motive of that speech was to oppose the sla...
The USSR launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957, making it the first man-made satellite to orbit the planet.
The USSR launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957, making it the first man-made satellite to orbit the planet. The satellite, a basketball-sized, 85-kilogram (187-pound...
Around 1,000 Mongol army men landed on the Japanese island of Tsushima in 1274, the first onslaught of Kublai Khan's Mongol invasion of Japan.
The Mongol invasion on Japan took place in 1274. It was when Kublai Khan sent two huge fleets from China and Korea. When Mongol departed for the invasion of Japan,...
Orville and Wilbur Wright's "Flyer III" trip 38.5 km in 38.3" in 1905
October 5th marks the thirtd flyer trip. It was the first airplane that was capable of sustained and maneuverable flight. It was on 5th October 1905, when the flig...
Michael Jordan established career highs in 3-point attempts and 3-point field goals in 1994, nearly double prior numbers.
Michael Jordan best known by his initials MJ is an former American Professional basketballer and buisnessman. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, and had won six cham...
Kate Winslet, a British actress, was born in Reading, Berkshire, England, in 1975.
Kate Elizabeth Winslet was born on October 5, 1975, in Reading, England, the granddaughter of two theater managers and the daughter of two performers. Kate Winslet...
Raja Ravi Varma, an Indian painter, died at the age of 58 in 1906.
On October 2nd in the year 1906, a renowned Indian Painter and artist died. He was one of the greates Indian painters in the history of Indian arts. His exemplary ...
Steve Jobs, an American computer entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple, died in 2011 at the age of 56 from respiratory arrest caused by cancer.
Steven Paul Jobs a renowned name in the field of technology and co-founder of Apple died of cancer on October in 2011. He achieved a lot in his life, he was the CE...
Tiger Woods marries former Swedish model Elin Nordegren in 2004 at Sandy Lane Resort in St. James, Barbados.
According to witnesses, the golfer married Elin Nordegren in a magnificent sunset wedding at the island's most opulent golf resort, at an estimated cost of $1....
Vinod Khanna, an Indian Bollywood actor, was born in Peshawar in 1946.
Vinod Khanna was one of the best performers to come out of Hindi cinema. He wasn't merely an actor; he had his own identity. He was born in Peshawar on October...
Thomas Edison exhibited his first motion film in 1889.
Around 1889, Edison assembled a team of muckers, led by William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, to work on this project. They created the Strip Kinetograph, a very early m...
In 1991, Elizabeth Taylor, 59, married construction worker Larry Fortensky, 39, for the eighth time.
Hilton, Elizabeth Taylor Wilding Todd Fisher's Burton Warner married Larry Fortensky Friday in a spectacular, private ceremony that, from a distance, conjured ...
Pamela Anderson married Rick Salomon at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas in 2007.
Pamela Anderson has married longtime friend Rick Salomon for the third time. According to reports, the couple married on October 6 night in Las Vegas at the Mirage...
Guru Har Rai, the seventh Sikh Guru, died in 1661.
Guru Har Rai was born on January 16, 1630 in Kiratpur to Baba Gurditta, Guru Hargobind's oldest son. Because Ram Rai had disappointed his father, Guru Har Rai ...
Vladimir Putin, a Russian politician, was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union, in 1952.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born on October 7, 1952, in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia. He grew up in a shared flat with his family, attending local g...
In 1737, a storm created 40-foot seas in Calcutta, India, killing 300,000 people.
A huge storm made landfall inside the Ganges River Delta, just south of Calcutta, West Bengal, India, early on October, 1737. With 381 mm (15 in) of rain pouring i...
The far side of the Moon was observed for the first time in 1959, thanks to the USSR's Luna 3 space mission.
The radio-controlled Luna 3 lunar program was a huge success, with 20 missions to the Moon conducted between January 1959 and October 1970. The AFA-E1 camera on th...
Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer, poet, and critic often regarded as the creator of the detective fiction genre, died in Baltimore in 1849 at the age of 40.
Edgar Allan Poe was a writer and critic most known for his dark, enigmatic poems and stories such as "The Raven," "The Black Cat," and "Th...
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger marries writer Willow Bay in Bridgehampton, New York in 1995.
Bob Iger is well-known as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, but what about the lady who has stood by his side throughout it all?...
Spotify is a cross-platform programme. Spotify, which debuted on October 7, 2008, also sells music subscriptions and monetizes its music through advertisements.
Spotify is a cross-platform programme. Spotify, which debuted on October 7, 2008, also sells music subscriptions and monetizes its music through advertisements. In...
Captain James Cook arrived in New Zealand at Poverty Bay in 1769.
Captain James Cook, an English sailor, saw New Zealand on October 6, 1769, and arrived at Poverty Bay two days later. He created extensive maps of the land and wro...
The Indian Air Force was founded in 1932.
Every year on October 8, India commemorates Indian Air Force Day since it was on this day in 1932 that the Indian Air Force was formally established as a supportin...
Midway Games initially launched Mortal Kombat as a 2D fighting game in 1992.
Mortal Kombat, released by Midway, launched in arcades on October 8, 1992, and soon became a big coin-op sensation. Scorpion, Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero, and Sonya Blad...
Raaj Kumar, a Hindi cinema actor, was born in Loralai, Balochistan, British India, in 1926.
Raaj Kumar, commonly known as Raj Kumar, is an Indian actor well known for the gloomy roles he portrays and his husky voice. Kumar worked in Hindi cinema for almos...
In 1793, at the age of 56, John Hancock, an American businessman and statesman who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence, died.
John Hancock was an 18th-century American businessman who served as President of the Continental Congress and was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence...
Peter Gene Hernandez, better known as Bruno Mars, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 8, 1985.
Peter Gene Hernandez, better known as Bruno Mars, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 8, 1985. He is an American singer-songwriter who was well-known for both...
In 1941, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved the Manhattan Project, an atomic endeavor.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the agencies that led to the Manhattan Project in 1939, when U.S. intelligence operatives reported that scientists work...
In 2012, Malala Yousafzai, a women's rights and education campaigner was shot three times by a Taliban gunman as she attempted to board her school bus in the Swat area of northwest Pakistan.
A shooter shot Yousafzai as she was walking home from school on October 9, 2012. She survived and has continued to advocate for the value of education. She deliver...
Ernesto "Che" Guevara, an Argentine Marxist revolutionary and surgeon, was killed in Bolivia in 1967 at the age of 39.
Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna was a key figure in the Cuban Revolution and an Argentine Marxist revolutionary. Guevara studied medicine before travel...
R.K. Narayan was born in 1906, a Madras-born Indian writer.
Krishnaswami of Rasipuram Narayan, full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanswami, was an Indian author of his time who wrote in English. Swami and Friends, his deb...
Rekha, a Bollywood actress, was born in Madras, India, in 1954.
Rekha Bhanurekha Ganesan is the daughter of famous Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan and Telugu actress Pushpavalli. In 1966, she debuted as a child performer in the Telu...
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani education activist, and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights activist, have both been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Ms Yousafza...
Guru Dutt, an Indian Bollywood actor and one of the finest film directors of all time, died of an accidental overdose in 1964 at the age of 39.
Guru Dutt, real name Vasanth Kumar Shivsankar Padukone, was born in Bangalore. Hindi motion-picture producer, director, writer, and actor whose command of atmosphe...
In 2011, Jagjit Singh, an Indian musician and ghazal maestro, was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
Jagjit Singh was a well-known Indian singer, songwriter, and guitarist known as the "Ghazal King." He was a young prodigy in music, born into a middle-cl...
Christopher Reeve, an American actor, died in 2004 at the age of 52 as a result of an allergic reaction to an antibiotic.
In the film and its sequels, Christopher Reeve played Superman. Following a spinal cord accident, he established a charity to assist other paraplegics. Before star...
In 1945, a civil war broke out in China between the Kuomintang government led by Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong's Communist Party.
Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong, leaders of the Nationalist and Communist parties, met in 1945 for a series of negotiations on the creation of a post-war administra...
Amitabh Bachchan, an Indian actor, was born in Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1942.
Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan, better known as Amitabh Bachchan, was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, India. Bachchan's father was Dr. Harivansh Rai, a well...
In 1975, former US President Bill Clinton marries future US Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham in their home room in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in a Methodist ceremony.
Former President Jimmy Carter, 74, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 72, marked their 45th wedding anniversary with a throwback photo and romantic soc...
James Franklin Hyde, the American inventor who invented silica, died in 1999 at the age of 96.
Dr. James Franklin Hyde was an American scientist best recognized for developing silicon. Dr. James Franklin Hyde was an American scientist best recognized for dev...
John Denver, an American country music singer (Country Boy), died in an aircraft disaster in 1997 at the age of 53.
John Denver was a folk music singer-songwriter best known for his songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Rocky Mountain High." Denver receive...
Steven Spielberg marries Kate Capshaw in 1991.
Following that, Spielberg had a relationship with actress Kate Capshaw, whom he met when casting her in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In 1991, the couple m...
Kishore Kumar, an Indian singer and actor, died in 1987 at the age of 58.
Kishore died of a heart attack on October 13, 1987, which also happened to be his elder brother Ashok Kumar's birthday. The entire country was stunned by his s...
Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate mogul (The Hershey Chocolate Company), dies at the age of 86 in 1945.
American philanthropist and industrialist who established the Hershey Chocolate Corporation and popularized chocolate confectionery throughout most of the world. O...
In 1956 Nagpur, Ambedkar and 500,000 supporters convert to Buddhism.
Today is a very significant day in India for millions of erstwhile untouchables. It happened precisely 65 years ago today. Dr. BR Ambedkar, the architect of t...
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese Peace Prize Laureate, is the daughter of the renowned liberation struggle leader Aung San. She was opposed to all forms of violence a...
2020 A copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio sells at auction for a record $9.98 million in New York.
On 14th October, 2020, a rare copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio sold for a record $9.98 million at an auction in New York. The book was the first colle...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a German writer, artist, and politician, marries mistress Christiane Vulpius at Weimar in 1806.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, artist, and politician, married his lover Christiane Vulpius on October 19, 1806, after living together quasi-...
Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born in Umerkot, Sindh, in 1542.
Akbar was the Mughal dynasty's third emperor. He ruled from 1556 until 1605, extending Mughal control across the majority of the Indian subcontinent. He was gi...
APJ Abdul Kalam, the eleventh President of India, was born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.
On October 15, 1931, on the island of Dhanushkodi off the southeastern coast of India, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born into a Muslim household. After ...
Tata Airlines (later known as Air India) conducted its maiden flight in 1932.
The inaugural flight of Tata Air Mail took place on October 15, 1932. JRD Tata flew the mail from Karachi to Bombay, and Vincent flew it from Bombay to Madras. Thi...
Manipur's land was taken over by the Indian government in 1949, and Tripura joined the Indian union.
Outlawed rebel organizations in Tripura and Manipur, Alliance for Socialist Unity, Kangleipak (ASUK) and National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT), have called fo...
The Great Dictator, a satirical social commentary film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, was released in 1940.
The Great Dictator, an American comedy film directed and starred in by Charlie Chaplin, was released in 1940. It was Chaplin's most popular box office film, sa...
Sai Baba of Shirdi, an Indian saint, died in 1918.
One of the greatest Indian saints Sai Baba of Shirdi took his last breath on October 15 in the year 1918. He was an Indian spiritual master who is regarded by his ...
In 1501, Prince Arthur, heir to the English throne, marries Catherine of Aragon.
Catherine and Prince Arthur of England got married in 1501. It was a diplomatic alliance, binding the new Tudor regime to the much more prestigious Spanish family ...
Mata Hari, a Dutch dancer, courtesan, and convicted German WWI spy, was killed by firing squad in 1917 at the age of 41.
Margaretha Geertuida MacLeod, better known by her stage name Mata Hari died on October 15 in 1917. She was an exotic dancer and courtesan who was also convicted of...
The partition of Bengal (India) happened in 1905.
Partition of Bengal, (1905), division of Bengal carried out by Lord Curzon, the British viceroy of India, amid strong Indian nationalist resistance. It marked the ...
In 1942, a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal kills 40,000 people south of Calcutta, India.
A cyclone in the year 1942, hit Bay of Bengal and killed 40,000 people south of Calcutta, in south. The speed of wind during that cyclone was recorded to be 225km/...
Lionel Messi, at 17, makes his league debut for FC Barcelona in a 1-0 win over cross-town rivals Espanyol at the Estadi Olmpic Llus Companys in Barcelona in 2004.
For Barça supporters, October 16 will always remain a special date. Leo Messi made his FC Barcelona debut on this day in 2004. A lot had been written about ...
The first Test between Pakistan and India takes place in Delhi in 1952.
In October 1952, first test match between India and Pakistan took place in Delhi. The match was of 5 series out of which the first test was Pakistan's ever fir...
J. K. Rowling (27) married Portuguese television journalist Jorge Arantes in 1992.
J.K. Rowling at the age of 27 married her first husband Jorge Arantes, a portuguese T.V. journalist. They first met in a bar and discovered that both of them share...
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (1774-92), who supposedly uttered the words "let them eat cake," was executed in 1793 at the age of 37.
The last queen of France, known for her words, "Let them eat cake", was executed in 1793 at the age of 37. She was born an archduchess of Austria and was...
Hema Malini, an Indian actress, politician, director, and producer, was born on October 16, 1948.
Hema Malini, an Indian actress, politician, director, and producer, was born on October 16, 1948. She is best known for her roles in Hindi movies. Malini made her ...
Jiti Jitayi Politics is a political party founded by Eunuchs in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in 2003.
In 2003, Eunuchs in MP declared the formation of their own political party, ‘Jeeti Jitai Politics.' Shweta, another eunuch and the president of the Distr...
In the year 2007, The Dalai Lama gets the Congressional Gold Medal from the United States.
In a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on October 17, 2007, The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, received the Congressional Gold Medal for his wo...
In the year 1970, Cricketer Anil Kumble the great leg spinner was born
Anil 'Jumbo' Kumble, an unconventional spinner who didn't turn the ball much, was probably India's greatest match-winner of all time. Kumble, who w...
In 1972 Eminem [Marshall Bruce Mathers III] is an American rapper and film star who was born in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Eminem is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper, record producer, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most controversial and best-selling musicians of ...
In Mohali, Sachin Tendulkar becomes the top run-scorer in test cricket history, breaking Brian Lara's record and crossing 12,000 runs.
On October 17, the Master Blaster overtook Brian Lara's record to become the Tests' top run-scorer. Tendulkar scored 11,953 runs in the second Test against...
Jean-Claude Van Damme, a Belgian actor, was born in Brussels in 1960.
Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme He was also a martial artist in the past. Van Damme is well-known for his high-octane action flicks. He is regarded as a living...
Lee Harvey Oswald, the American assassin of JFK, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1939.
Lee Harvey Oswald, a native of New Orleans, joined the United States Marine Corps before defecting to the Soviet Union for a while. He moved back to the United Sta...
2007 Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan after an eight-year exile. The same night, suicide bombers detonate explosives near Bhutto's convoy, killing approximately 100 people, including 20 police officers. Bhutto walks away unscathed.
The shortcomings of the police investigations became clear following an attempted assassination attempt on Bhutto on 18 October 2007, two and a half months before ...
In Guangzhou, Communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh (36) marries nurse Zeng Xueming (21) in 1926.
Zeng Xueming was a Chinese midwife who married Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnamese leader. She married Ho in October 1926 as a Catholic from Guangzhou. They shared a home ...
Thomas Edison, American inventor (lightbulb, phonograph, motion picture camera), dies at the age of 84 in 1931.
Thomas Edison who is credited as an inventor of light bulb and phonograph took his last breath on October 18th in the year 1931. He is the one who contributed in t...
Saddam Hussein is tried in Baghdad for crimes against humanity in 2005.
Iraqi judges and prosecutors gathered this morning in a tightly guarded complex in downtown Baghdad as Saddam Hussein and seven defendants prepared to face charges...
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, an astrophysicist and Nobel laureate from India, was born in 1910.
Astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar He showed that huge stars may collapse under their own gravity to achieve immense, if not infinite, densities. These coll...
Sunny Deol, an Indian actor, was born in 1956.
Sunny Deol, the son of Bollywood legend Dharmendra, came onto the scene in the 1980s and quickly established himself as one of the industry's most renowned per...
Ernest Rutherford, a New Zealand scientist, died in 1937 at the age of 66.
Ernest Rutherford, the discoverer of famous alpha and beta rays took his last breath on October 19 in the year 1937 at the age of 66. He is still a renowned name i...
Jonathan Swift, an Irish author and satirist, dies at the age of 77 in 1745.
Jonathan Swift, a renowned Anglo-Irish author took his last breath on October 19 in the year 1745 at the age of 77. He is best known for his most celebrated novel ...
The Chinese army advances in India in 1962, to instigate Indo-China War
India had no idea China would launch an attack, but it did. On October 20, 1962, India was invaded in what became known as the Sino-India conflict of 1962. The Ind...
Kamala Harris, an American lawyer and politician (Vice President of the United States from 2021 to the present; the first African-American and Asian-American attorney general of California, was born in Oakland, California in 1964.
Kamala Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland's Kaiser Hospital to Indian American immigrant and breast cancer researcher Dr. Shyamala Gopalan and Jam...
Snoop Dogg [Calvin Broadus], rapper, was born in Long Beach, California in 1971.
Snoop Dogg is a West Coast rapper who grew up under Dr. Dre's mentorship and is best known for albums like 'Doggystyle,' 'Tha Doggfather,' and ...
Navjot Singh Sidhu, an Indian opening batsman, was born in 1963.
Navjot Singh Sidhu is a professional cricketer. He has also served as the State of Punjab's Minister of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, and Museums. Sidhu was elect...
On the Greek island of Scorpios in 1968, Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping billionaire Aristotle Onassis.
Jacqueline Kennedy, once the wife of president John F Kennedy, married a Greek shipping tycoon leaving everybody stunned. Most Americans saw Jackie's marriage as her farewell to an era and...
Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan rebel, political thinker, and dictator, was killed in captivity in 2011 by a Misratan militia at the age of 68–71.
Muammar Gaddafi, a Libiyan rebel, political thinker and a dictator was killed on October 20 in the year 2011. He ruled more than four decades before he was ousted ...
Kim Kardashian, an American television celebrity, was born in Los Angeles, California in 1980.
Kim Karadahian or Kimberley Noel Karadashian West, an American media persoanlity, model, businesswoman and a socialite was born on 21st October in the year1980. Sh...
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1949.
Benjamin Netanyahu, a renowned Israeli politician was born on October 21st in the year 1949. He has served as the ninth prime minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999 ...
Shammi Kapoor, regarded as the "Elvis Presley of India," was born in Bombay, India in 1931
Shammi Kapoor, the Elvis Presley of India was born on October 21st in the year 1931. Shammi Kappor is a huge name in the whole Bollywood industry. With is acting a...
Yash Chopra, an Indian director, died in 2012 at the age of 80 from dengue fever and multiple organ failure.
YashChopra was diagnosed with dengue fever on October 13, 2012, and was admitted to the Lilavatai Hospital in Bandra, Mumbai. On October 21, 2012, at the age of 80...
Alfred Nobel, the Swedish scientist who developed dynamite and established the Nobel Prizes, was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1833.
Alfred Nobel, the founder of Nobel Prize was born on October 21st in the year 1833. He was a Swedish engineer, chemist, entreprenur, inventor and philanthropist. E...
A strange fire destroys the temple of Appolo at Daphne outside the Antioch in 362
On October 22nd 362, a mysterious fire broke out in the temple premises of Apollo in antioch.The fire consumed the roof of the building and the statue of the god, ...
Today! Chandrayaan-1, India's first unmanned lunar mission, is launched in 2008.
Chandrayaan-1, Insia's very first misson to the moon was launched on October 22nd in the year 2008 using the Polar Satelite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C11). This ste...
Today! Thomas Edison perfects the carbonized cotton filament light bulb in 1879.
The year is 1878 and the setting is Menlo Park, New Jersey. Thomas Edison, fresh off the triumph of his phonograph, has his eyes set on the light bulb. He estimate...
In 1975, the Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 soft-lands on Venus, becoming the first lander to return photos from another planet's surface.
The spacecraft was expected to spend around 30 minutes on Venus' rough surface, but it ended up sending data for more than 2 hours after landing on March 1, 19...
Today! In 1906, Henry Ford is appointed President of Ford Motor Company.
In 1906, he was named president and majority owner. In 1919, Henry, Clara, and Edsel Ford paid $105,820,894 to buy out all minority investors and became the sole p...
Robin Williams (60), an actor and comedian, married graphic designer Susan Schneider in 2011 at the luxury Meadow Wood Resort in the Napa Valley town of St. Helena, California.
The Jumanji star, Robin Williams a renowned actor at the age of 60 got married for the third time to a renowned graphic designer Susan Schneider on October 22 in t...
Morgan Freeman marries in 1967. Bradshaw, Jeanette Adair
Nobody knows how or when Morgan and Jeanette first met. They dated for five years before marrying and loving each other as husband and wife, according to the only ...
Amit Shah, an Indian politician who was born on October 22, 1964, has been the country's first Minister of Co-operation since 2021
Amit Shah, an Indian politician who was born on October 22, 1964, has been the country's first Minister of Co-operation since 2021 and the Minister of Home Aff...
Today! Pelé [Edson Arantes do Nascimento], Brazilian footballer, was born in Três Coraçes, Brazil, in 1940.
Pelé, a member of three Brazilian World Cup-winning teams, is widely regarded as the greatest soccer player of all time. Pelé became a soccer icon wi...
Today! Emilia Clarke, an English actress, was born in London in 1986.
Emilia Clarke is best recognized for her portrayal of Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series "Game of Thrones." Clarke was born on October 23, 1986, in Lon...
Today! The Smurfs originally appeared in the story "Johan and Pirlouit" by Belgian artist Peyo in 1958.
The Smurfs were developed and launched as a series of comic characters in 1958 by Belgian comics artist Peyo under the name Les Schtroumpfs. There are over 100 Smu...
Today! Apple unveiled the iPod in 2001.
At a modest ceremony on Apple's Infinite Loop headquarters, Steve Jobs unveiled the initial iPod. While the iMac launched Apple's rebirth in 1998, it was t...
Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman senator and the most renowned of Julius Caesar's killers, commits himself in 42 BC.
Marcus Junius Brutus, also known as Quintus Caepio Brutus, was a Roman politician who was a key figure in the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. He died ...
In 1918 Actor Charlie Chaplin married Mildred Harris
Chaplin married Mildred Harris, a popular child actress, on October 23, 1918, at the age of 29. They had one son, Norman Spencer Chaplin, who died three days after...
In 1911, Orville Wright flew in a glider for 9 minutes and 45 seconds in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, setting a new world record that stood for ten years.
On October 24th, in the year 1911, Orville Wright set a new world soaring record of 9 minutes and 45 seconds of unpowered flight.The record had stood international...
Steffi Graf competes in her first professional tennis match in 1982.
Steffi Graf, a renowned former German tennis player played her first professional tennis match in the year 1982 on October 24th. She, since then became a dominant ...
Louis Renault, a French automotive manufacturer, dies at the age of 67 in 1944.
Louis Renault, known for building the largest automobile company in France took his lst breath on October 24th in the year 1944. However, Renault cars have still k...
George Cadbury, a British chocolate and cocoa producer (Cadbury), died in 1922 at the age of 83.
George Cadbury, an English businessman and social reformer who, with his elder brother, Richard, took over their father's failing enterprise (April 1861) and t...
Drake Graham, a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor, was born on October 24, 1986.
Drake Graham, a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor, was born on October 24, 1986. Drake, a significant figure in modern popular music, is credited with making sing...
Today! The first electronic wrist watch was sold in New York City in 1960.
One of the main challenges of watchmaking was being studied within a workshop in Garland, Texas, by an engineer named George H Thiess. The late 1960s were dominate...
In 2017, the first ichthyosaur (marine reptile) fossil (152 million years old) was discovered in India. Reports published in the scientific journal "Plos One."
On October 25th, the Indian scientisits made a great discovery of Ichthyosaur fossil for the very first time. It was an extinct marine reptile and was a 152 millio...
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (Katy Perry), American Pop Singer born on October 25,1894.
On October 25th, one of the mos famous American Pop singer Katy Perry with an original name of Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson born in the year 1984. She grabbed the att...
Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist, was born in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain in 1881.
Pablo Picasso or Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Neopmuceno Crispin Crispiniano Maria Remedios de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso, a great Spanish arti...
Hillary Rodham Clinton, former First Lady of the United States, former Senator, former Secretary of State, and Democratic Presidential contender in 2016, was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1947.
The former United States Senator, First Lady and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton or Hillary Rodham Clinton was born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. I...
Raveena Tandon, an Indian actress, was born in Mumbai, India in 1970.
Ravenna tandon, a renowned Indian actress, producer and a former model was born on October 26 in the year 1970, in Mumba, India. She has wroked in Bollywood, Teleg...
Asin Thottumkal, an Indian actress, was born in Kochi, Kerala, India in 1985.
Asin Thottumkal, popularly known as just Asin, an Indian actress was born on October 26 in the year 1985. She mde her appearance in Tamil, Hindi and Telegu films. ...
In 1918, Germany's top commander, General Eric Ludendorff, resigns in protest at the terms agreed upon by the German government in negotiating an armistice.
General Eric Ludendroff was a top German Military Commander in tha latter stages of World War I. He, on October 26th in the year 1918, resigned from his post and f...
The Missionary of Charity was founded by Mother Teressa.
The Missonaryof Charity Centre was founded by Mother Teresa in the year 1950. The aim of this centre was to provide support to the people who are in need. Since th...
The Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir joins India in 1947.
A legal document, The Instrument of Accession executed by Maharaja Hari Singh, the riler of princely state of Jammu and Kashmir on October 26 in the year 1946. By ...
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, dies in 2019 after detonating a suicide vest after being besieged by US special forces.
Apart from being a head of most terrible Terrorist organization. Baghdadi was a serial rapist who kept several sex slaves as personal sex slaves. Baghdadi killed h...
Walt Disney's first television show, "Disneyland," aired on ABC in 1954.
The famous Walt Disney's first television show, Disneyland, was produced since the year 1954 under several other titals. However, the orginal version of the se...
James Cook, the British explorer, navigator, and cartographer who was the first European to discover much of Australia, the Pacific Islands, and New Zealand, was born in Marton, Yorkshire, England in 1728.
James Cook, a renowned British Naval Captain, Navigator and Explorer who sailed the seaways and coasts of Canada and conducted three expeditions to Pacific Ocean w...
1932 Sylvia Plath, American poet and novelist, was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1858. Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, was born in New York City.
Sylvia Plath, one of the most dynamic and admired poets of 20th century was born on October 27th in the year 1932. She was an important part of literary community,...
Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor of India, dies at the age of 63 in 1605.
Akbar, full name Ab al-Fat Jall al-Dn Muammad, was the greatest of India's Mughal emperors. He ruled from 1556 to 1605, extending Mughal power over the majorit...
Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" is published in London by Benjamin Motte in 1726.
One of the most famous novels in English Literature, Gulliver's Travels was first published on October 28th in the year 1726 by Benjamin Motte. The Novel is di...
Michael Faraday displays his dynamo invention, an electrical generator, in 1831.
Michael Faraday, on October 28th in 1831 invented the first laboratory models of Electric Generators or Dynamo. It consisted of a copper disc rotating between the ...
Lala Lajpat Rai, an Indian freedom fighter, was injured in 1928 while organizing a quiet demonstration against a visiting British commission in Lahore.
Lajpat Rai led a nonviolent march in protest of the Simon Commission's visit to Lahore on October 30, 1928. James A. Scott, the superintendent of police, direc...
Indra Nooyi, an Indian American entrepreneur and the CEO of PepsiCo, was born in Madras, India, in 1955.
Nooyi was born in Madras, India, in 1955, and as she grew up, she was a bit of a rule breaker in her traditional, middle-class society. She joined an all-girls cri...
Julia Roberts, an American actress, was born in Smyrna, Georgia in 1967.
Julia Fiona Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia, as the youngest of three children in a family full of creative people. Until their divorce in...
Joaquin Phoenix, an American actor, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1974.
Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Phoenix on October 28, 1974, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Phoenix traveled around a lot as a child since his parents were missionaries...
Today! Ted Hughes, poet and British Poet Laureate (1984-98), died in 1998 at the age of 68.
Ted Hughes, born Edward J. Hughes and died on October 28, 1998 in London, was an English poet and English Poet Laurate (1984-1998) whose most characteristic verse ...
Max Müller, a German-born British orientalist, dies at the age of 76 in 1900.
Max Müller, the son of renowned poet Wilhelm Müller, was educated in Sanskrit, India's classical language, and other languages in Leipzig, Berlin, an...
Jahangir, the fourth Mughal Emperor of India (1605-27), died in 1627 at the age of 58.
On his deathbed, Akbar named Salm as his successor. The Persian name Jahngr ("World Seizer") was chosen as the new emperor's reign name. However, he ...
Maxentius, Roman Emperor (306-312), drowns in 312 in the Battle of Milvian Bridge at the age of 34.
Maxentius, full name Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius, was a Roman emperor who reigned from 306 to 312. In 305, his father, Emperor Maximian, abdicated alongside...
