On this day:
1775: The American Revolutionary War begins
1971: The Soviet Union launches the world’s first manned space station
1975: India launches 1st satellite with help of USSR
Born on this day:
1897: Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist, born in India
1957: Mukesh Ambani, Indian businessman and chairman of Reliance Industries, born in Aden, Yemen
Gone on this day:
1882: Charles Darwin, English scientist, theorist