On this day:
1612: Battle of Surat, India: English fleet beats Portuguese
1931: Michael Faraday Discovers Electromagnetic Induction
1947: B.R. Ambedkar is appointed chairman of the drafting committee for the Indian constitution
1949: The Soviet Union Tests its First Atomic Bomb, Code named Izdeliye 501 or First Lightening
1982: Radiactive synthetic element Meitnerium is Synthesized for the First time
Born on this day:
1632: John Locke, English philosopher, physician
1905: Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (Olympic gold 1928, 1932, 1936; birthday 29/8 celebrated as India’s National Sports Day), born in Allahabad
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