1965

Because of united nations the war between india and pakistan had ended

2011

former captian of indian cricket team and father of actor saif ali khan mansoor ali khan pataudi passes away today

1914

Madras port was bombed by the German battleship Emden

1914

The Soviet Union successfully tested the atomic bomb

1599

A meeting of 21 merchants was held in Founder's Hall, London, in which the establishment of a new company for trade with      India was discussed. The name of that company is East India Company (EIC)

1966

The American spacecraft Surveyor 2 hits the surface of the Moon

1980

An ongoing border conflict between Iran and Iraq turns into a war

2007

NASA spacecraft discovers seven cave-like shapes on Mars

1988

Publication of National Geographic Magazine started on this day

1903

American citizen Italo Marchionni was granted a patent for the ice cream cone