630 Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.
1844 The original date predicted by William Miller of Massachusetts for the return of Christ and the end of the world.
1858 – British forces in India lift the siege of Lucknow, ending the Indian Mutiny.
1859 Scottish National Gallery opens in Edinburgh
1871 – Journalist Henry M Stanley began his famous expedition to Africa.
1905 – Sterilization legislation was passed in the State of Pennsylvania. The governor vetoed the measure.
1935 Persia officially renamed Iran
1946 – The United Nations set up a temporary headquarters at Hunter College in New York City.
By: Archa Dave
