1471Krishnadevaraya, emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire, third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty who reigned from 1509 to 1529, was born.
1917Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, popularly known as MGR, Indian politician, actor, philanthropist and filmmaker who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 till his death in 1987, was born. He was the founder of AIADMK and mentor of J Jayalalithaa.
2010Jyoti Basu, politician and one of the most prominent leaders of Communist movement in India, died. He served as the sixth and longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.
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1706American author, inventor, and diplomat Benjamin Franklin—who, as one of the foremost Founding Fathers, helped draft the Declaration of Independence—was born.
1912Captain Robert Scott's expedition arrives at the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
1942Muhammad Ali, "The Greatest"
American professional boxer Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
1991Operation Desert Storm was launched against Iraq.
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