•In 127 Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy began his observations of the heavens.

•In 1027 Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as the Holy Roman Emperor, founder of Salian dynasty.

•In 1351 Thirty Breton knights defeated thirty English knights in what is called as “Combat of the thirty”.

•In 1552 Guru Amar Das became the Third Sikh Guru.

•In 1668 England takes control of Bombay, India.

•In 1780 a Sunday edition British newspaper, British Gazette & Sunday Monitor, was printed.

•In 1830 The Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra, New York.

•In 1917 during W.W.1 first Battle of Gaza took place between British and Turkish forces.

•In 1958 the United States Army launched Explorer 3.

•In 1975 the Biological Weapons Convention came into existence.

•In 1981 Social Democratic Party was founded in the U.K.

•In 1990 Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa wins the Lifetime Achievement Academy Award.

•In 1999 The “Melissa worm” infects Microsoft word processing and e-mail systems around the world.

•In 2005 Around 200,000 to 300,000 attend the walk called by Taiwanese government in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.

•In 2012 Canadian filmmaker James Cameron becomes the first person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth in over 50 years.

•In 2017 Russia wide anti-corruption protest were held at almost 100 places. This resulted in hundreds arrested including opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

•In 2018 Black Panther becomes the highest grossing superhero movie in America crossing $640 million mark.

•In 2020 Christchurch mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant was pleaded guilty to all 51 murders in New Zealand.

•In 2021 the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) in India calls for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ against the three farm laws.

•World Spinach Day is also celebrated. Happy Birthday to the green leafy healthy vegetable!