On this day:
1492: Martin Behaim presents the world’s first globe
1818: Maratha Wars between British and Maratha Confederacy in India ends
1973: The world’s first supersonic airliner Tupolev Tu-144 crashes
Born on this day:
1895: Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, Indian diplomatÂ
Gone on this day:
1924: Franz Kafka, Czech/German writer
2016: Muhammad Ali, American boxer