1901G Sankara Kurup, poet, essayist and literary critic of Malayalam literature, was born in Nayathode, Angamaly. Known as one of the greats of Malayalam poetry, he was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award―the highest Indian literary honor.
1947In Britain an announcement was made in the House of Commons that India was to be partitioned and that independence would follow.
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1492German geographer Martin Behaim presented the world's first globe, calling it Erdapfel, or Earth Apple. It is kept in a darkened room at the German National Museum in Nuremberg, Germany.
1923In Italy, dictator Benito Mussolini granted women the right to vote.
1924Franz Kafka, German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, died. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic.
1989Tiananmen Square protest
The Chinese government called in the military to put down a pro-democracy demonstration staged by more than 100,000 people in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, resulting in hundreds of deaths.
2016Muhammad Ali, American professional boxer and activist, died. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century, and is frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
2019Apple announces it is shutting down iTunes and replacing it with three different apps.
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