Historical Events
Historic Expedition
1500 Pedro Álvares Cabral departs Lisbon, Portugal at the head of a 13 ship expedition to India that will also claim Brazil for Portugal
- 1971 J M Noreiga takes 9-95 WI v India at Port-of-Spain
Sports History
2012 Indian batsman Rahul Dravid announces his retirement from Test and domestic cricket
More Indian History
Famous Birthdays
- 1956 Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician and diplomat (United Nations Under-Secretary General), born in London
- 1996 Darsheel Safary, Youngest Indian actor to win filmfare award for best performance (Taare Zameen Par), born in Mumbai, India
Famous Deaths
- 2004 John Mayer, Indian composer (Indo-Jazz Fusion), dies in a car accident at 73 [1]
