1487 Bell chimes invented
1649 – England’s King Charles I was beheaded.
1661 Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is ritually executed after having been dead for two years.
1790 Lifeboat 1st tested at sea, by MrGreathead, the inventor
1806 The original Lower Trenton Toll Bridge, which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, is opened.
1815 Burned US Library of Congress reestablished with Thomas Jefferson’s 6500 vols
1818 John Keats composes his sonnet “When I Have Fears”
1826 The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world’s first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales is opened.
1873 “Around the World in 80 Days” by Jules Verne is published in France by Pierre-Jules Hetzel
1931 Charlie Chaplin’s “City Lights” premieres at the Los Angeles Theater
1948 Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by NathuramGodse
1965 State funeral of Sir Winston Churchill at St Paul’s Cathedral, London – largest state funeral ever
1989 Five Pharaoh sculptures from 1470 BC found at the temple of Luxor
By: Archa Dave
