1575 – English Queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis & William Byrd music press monopoly 
1666 – Shah Jahan, the Muhgul emperor of India who built the TajMahal as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz-i-Mahal died at the age of 74.
1874 – A patent was issued to Samuel W. Francis for the spork.
1881 – Ancient Egyptian obelisk “Cleopatra’s Needle” erected in Central Park, New York
1901 – Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for nearly 64 years.
1930 – In New York, excavation began for the Empire State Building.
1972 – The United Kingdom, the Irish Republic, and Denmark joined the EEC.
2003 – In New York, the “Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsmen” exhibit opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
2003 – It was reported that scientists in China had found fossilized remains of a dinosaur with four feathered wings.
By: Archa Dave
