1540 – Afghan chief Sher Khan defeated Mogul Emperor Humayun at Kannauj.
1630 – Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi saw the belts on Jupiter’s surface.
1865 The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established.
1902 Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
1916 British Summer Time (Daylight Savings) introduced
1990 World Health Organization takes Homosexuality out of its list of mental illnesses
By: Archa Dave
