1077 German King Henry IV is absolved by Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Gregory VII after his penitent Walk to Canossa.
1521 Emperor Charles V opens the Diet of Worms in Worms, Germany, which lasts until May 25th. Produced the “Edict of Worms” which denounced Martin Luther
1807 – London’s Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight.
1813 Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is published by Thomas Egerton in the United Kingdom.
1819 Sir Stamford Raffles lands in Singapore
1887 Work begins on the Eiffel Tower in Paris by Architect and Engineer Gustave Eiffel
1899 American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress
1933 The name “Pakistan” is coined by ChoudhryRahmat Ali, gradually it is accepted by Muslims in the Indian subcontinent who use it to push for a separate Muslim homeland in South Asia
1935 – Iceland became the first country to introduce legalized abortion.
1958 Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor
2014 DNA analysis confirms that the 6th C Plague of Justinian was caused by a 
By: Archa Dave
