On this day:
1894: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is founded
1961 The Antarctic Treaty, the first arms control agreement during the cold war, comes into force
1992: “Tin Bigha Day” protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh
2018: Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa becomes the second-youngest grandmaster
Born on this day:
1894: Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire (1936)
1912: Alan Turing, English mathematician
Gone on this day:
1980: Sanjay Gandhi, Indian politician, dies in a plane crash at 33
1980: V.V. [Varahagiri Venkata] Giri, Fourth President of India (1969-74)
1995: Jonas Salk, American biologist, physician
