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Today In History, 30 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (30 January): Christian Bale, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Chidambram Subramaniam born, Orville Wright and Mahatma Gandhi died, Martyrs Day celebrated in India, The Beatles’ last performance, worst maritime disaster ever occurred, Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany, and more.
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Martyrs' Day or Shaheed Diwas 2023: 20 Interesting and Unknown Facts about Mahatma Gandhi
Martyrs' Day or Shaheed Diwas 2023: 30 January is observed as Martyrs' Day or Shaheed Diwas to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. On this day, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at Gandhi Smriti in Birla house. He is the father of the Indian independence movement. He has been a subject of deep study in India and outside. Let us have a look at 20 interesting facts about Mahatma Gandhi.
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Today In History, 29 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (29 January): Oprah Winfrey, Anton Chekhov and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore born, poet Robert Frost died, Dr Strangelove premiered, India’s first newspaper published, world’s first car patented, and more.
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Today In History, 28 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (28 January): Lala Lajpat Rai, Elijah Wood and Gianluigi Buffon born, Henry VIII and Charlemagne died, US Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, world’s first speeding ticket, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice first published, “Pakistan” word was coined, and more.
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Today In History, 26 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (26 January): Paul Newman and Jose Mourinho born, RK Laxman and Kobe Bryant died, republic day of India celebrated, constitution of India adopted, Bhuj earthquake, world’s largest diamond discovered, Australia became a British colony, and more.
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Today In History, 27 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (27 January): Mozart, Titumir and Lewis Carroll born, Andre the Giant and Humayun died, Paris Peace Accords signed, Auschwitz concentration camp liberated, siege of Leningrad ended, iPad unveiled by Steve Jobs, Vietnam War officially ended, and more.
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Fact or Fiction: The Great Wall of China Is Visible From Space
It’s a commonly held belief that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure that can be seen from space. Today, we put this notion to the test. Read on to know whether it’s a fact or fiction that the Great Wall of China is visible from space.
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Today In History, 25 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (25 January): Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Virginia Woolf born, Al Capone and Ava Gardner died, first Emmy awards presented, first Winter Olympics held, Himachal Pradesh became a state, The Blair Witch Project premiered, Election Commission of India established, and more.
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Today In History, 24 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (24 January): Luis Suarez and Neil Diamond born, Winston Churchill and Homi J. Bhabha died, Ted Bundy executed, Apple unveiled Macintosh computer, first canned beer made available, Constitution of India signed, and more.
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Today In History, 23 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (23 January): Subhas Chandra Bose, Bal Thackeray and Arjen Robben born, Salvador Dali and King Abdullah died, first version of Java released, longest speech at the UN, Wuhan lockdown by China, TV show Roots premiered, and more.
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Today In History, 22 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (22 January): The demise of Heath Ledger, Queen Victoria and Shah Jahan, the birth of Lord Byron and John Hurt, first commercial flight of Boeing 747, Battle of Rorke’s Drift, and more.
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Today In History, 21 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (21 January): Rasputin and Sushant Singh Rajput born, Vladimir Lenin and Rash Bihari Bose died, Louis XVI executed by guillotine, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya states formed, Agatha Christie’s first novel published in the UK, and more.
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Today In History, 20 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (20 January): The birth of Buzz Aldrin and David Lynch, the death of Audrey Hepburn and King George V, Barack Obama sworn in as US President, Breaking Bad premiered on AMC, and more.
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Today In History, 19 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (19 January): The birth of James Watt and Dolly Parton, the death of Maharana Pratap and Osho, exodus of Kashmiri pandits, Indira Gandhi elected 4th PM of India, world’s largest crowd gathering, and more.
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Today In History, 18 January: What Happened On This Day
What happened today in history (18 January): The birth of Kevin Costner, Dave Bautista and Montesquieu, the demise of Rudyard Kipling and Harivansh Rai Bachchan, the second German empire established, Jim Thorpe’s Olympic medals restored, fastest ODI century in history, discovery of Hawaii, and more.
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