On this day:
1459: Jodhpur, Sun City, founded by Rao Jodhpur in India
1941: The world’s first programmable, fully automatic computer Z3 is presented
1949: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, first foreign woman ambassador received in USA
Born on this day:
1820: Florence Nightingale, Italian/English nurse
1895: Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (Songs of Life), born in Madanapalle