1918Montagu-Chelmsford Report, which formed the basis of the Government of India Act 1919, was published.
1954Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru started the hydroelectric project on Bhakra-Nangal in Punjab, the world's largest canal.
2006Raja Rao, Indian-American writer of English-language novels and short stories, whose works are deeply rooted in metaphysics, died in Texas, United States.
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0632Prophet Mohammed, the founder of Islam and unifier of Arabia, died in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
1497Vasco da Gama, 16th-century painting; in the Maritime Museum, Lisbon
Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer, departed on a trip to India. He sailed from Lisbon enroute to Calicut, India. His journey took him around South Africa and opened the Far East to European trade and colonial expansion.
182229-year old poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowns while sailing in Italy.
1889Journalist Charles Henry Dow published the first issue of The Wall Street Journal.
1999J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd book of the series, was published.
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