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James Gosling created Java, an Object-Oriented programming language, in the early 1990s. On January 23, 1996, the very first version was made available.
James Gosling created Java, an Object-Oriented programming language, in the early 1990s. On January 23, 1996, the very first version was made available. Java 1 ref...
Sir Donald George Bradman, also known as "The Don," was an Australian cricketer, On January 23, 1948, he made his 12th and final 200-mile crossing.
Sir Donald George Bradman, also known as "The Don," was an Australian cricketer who represented his country internationally. He was largely regarded as t...
In 1957, Indian nationalist V. K. Krishna Menon delivers the UN's longest-ever address defending India's position on Kashmir - 8 hours over two days.
Menon established the record for the longest speech before the United Nations Security Council (8 hours) in 1957, supporting India's claims to the disputed ter...
Subhas Chandra Bose, an Indian politician and patriot, was born in Cuttack, British India, in 1897. (d. 1945)
Subhas Chandra Bose, born on January 23, 1897, was an Indian nationalist whose uncompromising patriotism made him a hero in India, but whose attempts to free India...
Apple Computer Inc introduces the groundbreaking Macintosh personal computer in 1984.
To oversee the company's Macintosh series of personal computers, he was hired in 1984. (PCs). The Macintosh ushered in a new age of graphical user interface (G...
The Institution of Calcutta was established in 1857 as the first full-fledged university in South Asia.
The East India Company's Court of Directors submitted a despatch to the Governor-General of India in Council in July 1854, proposing the formation of the Unive...
Luis Suárez, a Uruguayan football player, was born in Salto, Uruguay in 1987.
Luis suarez (born January 24, 1987) is a Uruguayan striker who now plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid as well as the Uruguay national team. Suáre...
Sharon Tate, an American actress, was born in Dallas, Texas in 1943.
Sharon Marie Tate Polanski was an American actress and model who was born on January 24, 1943. During the 1960s, she appeared in tiny television parts before movin...
Subhash Ghai, an Indian film director, was born in Nagpur, India, in 1943.
Subhash Ghai, an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work in Hindi cinema, was born on January 24, 1945. Kalicharan (1976), Vishwan...
Ted Bundy, an American serial murderer who murdered up to 100 women in the 1970s, was killed by electric chair in Florida in 1989, at the age of 42.
Theodore Robert Bundy (born January 24, 1989 in Cowell) was an American serial murderer who abducted, raped, and killed a number of young women and girls in the 19...
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and British leader during WWII, died in 1965 at the age of 90.
Winston Churchill, a British leader who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during World War II, and again from 1951 to 1955, died on...
Homi J. Bhabha, an Indian nuclear scientist, died in 1966 at the age of 56.
Homi Jehangir Bhabha is widely regarded as the founder of India's nuclear programme. Without his significant contributions to India's nuclear programme fro...
On Super Bowl Sunday in 1981, actor Bill Murray marries Margaret Kelly in Las Vegas.
Murray married Margaret Kelly on January 25, 1981, while filming Stripes. They later remarried in Chicago for the sake of their family. Homer and Luke, Margaret...
The first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France, in 1924.
Chamonix 1924 Olympic Winter Games, a sporting event held in Chamonix, France, from January 25 to February 5, 1924. The Winter Olympic Games were held for the firs...
The Deccan Sultanate destroys Vijayanagar's army and the last Hindu state of Southern India in the Battle of Talikota in 1565.
The sultans of Golconda and Ahmadnagar, who had suffered so much at the hands of Rama Raya, were most likely the driving force behind the forging of an alliance th...
Hindi was designated as India's national language on January 26, 1965.
India also recognises English as its official language. Hindi is spoken by about 45% of people in India. It was decided in 1950 that English usage would terminate on January 26, 19...
In 2001, an earthquake strikes Gujarat, India, killing over 20,000 people.
The Gujarat earthquake of 2001, popularly known as the Bhuj earthquake, struck at 08:46 IST on January 26, India's 52nd Republic Day. ... The earthquake killed...
In 1950, India's first constitution goes into force, and Rajendra Prasad is chosen as the country's first president.
On January 26, 1950, India's Constitution was ratified. Over a three-year period, the 299-member Constituent Assembly wrote India's constitution. The Const...
Ellen DeGeneres, an American comedian, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1958.
Ellen Lee DeGeneres, an American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and producer, was born on January 26, 1958. She featured in the comedy Ellen from 1994 t...
Kobe Bryant, an American basketball guard, dies in a helicopter crash in 2020 at the age of 41.
Kobe Bryant was one of the all-time great basketball players who died too soon in a helicopter crash. On January 26, 2020, a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter carrying Kobe...
Edison was granted the landmark patent on his incandescent lamp on January 27, 1880
Edison was granted the landmark patent on his incandescent lamp on January 27, 1880, which paved the path for the widespread use of electric light in home settings. His electric lamp is covered by ...
Elvis Presley, an American singer, has a song called "Heartbreak Hotel." On January 27, 1956
Elvis Presley, an American singer, has a song called "Heartbreak Hotel." On January 27, 1956, Presley's first single on his new record company RCA Victor was made available as a singl...
Bobby Deol, an Indian actor, was born in 1967.
Vijay Singh Deol, often known as Bobby Deol, is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He was born on January 27, 1969. [2] A Filmfare Award has been bestowed u...
Ariel Winter, an American actress and singer, was born in Los Angeles, California in 1998.
Ariel Winter Workman is an American actress who was born on January 28, 1998. In the ABC comedy series Modern Family, she played Alex Dunphy. Winter received four ...
Shruti Haasan, an Indian actress, was born in 1986.
Shruti Haasan, an Indian actress and playback singer who works mostly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi films, was born on January 28, 1986. She is the daughter of actor...
Lala Lajpat Rai, an Indian independence warrior, was born in 1865.
Lala Lajpat Rai was an Indian freedom campaigner who born on January 28, 1865. He was a key figure in the Indian independence...
Robert Frost, an American poet (New Hampshire, four Pulitzer Prizes), died in 1963 at the age of 88.
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet who lived from March 26, 1874, until January 29, 1963. Before being published in the United States, his work was first publis...
Oprah Winfrey, an American TV talk show host and actress, was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi in 1954.
Oprah Gail Winfrey, an American talk show presenter, television producer, actor, author, and philanthropist, was born on January 29, 1954. Her talk show, The Oprah...
The Beatles gave their last live performance on 30th January, 1969.
On January 30, 1969, the world-famous rock band chose to perform for family, friends, and a cast of film cameras on the top of their Apple Corps office in London. ...
Christian Bale, a British actor, was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales in 1974.
Christian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor who was born on January 30, 1974. He has been a starring guy in films of various genres and is known for his vers...
At the age of 78, Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian freedom fighter, was killed in New Delhi by a fellow freedom warrior in 1948.
Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Gujarat's Porbandar as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He acquired his higher education in England before returning t...
In 1963, the peacock was designated as India's national bird.
The Indian peacock, Pavo cristatus, is a colorful, swan-sized bird with a fan-shaped feather crest, a white patch beneath the eye, and a long, thin neck. The male ...
Preity Zinta, an Indian actress and entrepreneur, was born in Shimla, India in 1975.
Preity Zinta, Bollywood's dimpled girl, was born on January 31, 1975 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. She is a model, screenwriter, film producer, columnist...
Justin Timberlake, an American singer-songwriter and actor, was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1981.
Justin Randall Timberlake, born January 31, 1981, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has six Grammys and two Emmys to his name. He rose to prominence a...
Mahek Chahal Norwegian actress born in the year 1979
Mahek Chahal, a Norwegian actress and model who has appeared in Bollywood films, was born on February 1, 1979. Chahal was a Bigg Boss 5 participant. She also appea...
Brahmanandam Indian actor comedian born in the year 1956
Kanneganti Brahmanandam, better known by his stage name Brahmanandam, was born on February 1, 1956, and is an Indian actor, comedian, and film director best known ...
Jackie Shroff Indian actor born in the year 1954
"Jackie" Shroff, an Indian actor, was born on February 1, 1957. He has worked in the Hindi film business (Bollywood) for almost four decades, appearing i...
Shoiab Malik pakistani cricketer born in the year 1982
Shoaib Malik, a Pakistani cricketer, was born on February 1, 1982, and now plays for the Pakistan national team and Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PS...
Clark Gable king of Hollywood born in the year 1901
William Clark Gable, sometimes known as "The King of Hollywood," was an American cinema actor who was born on February 1, 1901. During a 37-year career t...
Harry Styles, singer and actor was born in the year 1994
Harry Edward Styles, an English singer, songwriter, and actor, was born on February 1, 1994. In 2010, he debuted on the British music competition series The X Fact...
