1541 – Queen Catharine Howard confined in Tower of London
1911 – George Claude of Paris, France, applied for a patent on neon advertising signs.
1927 – Giant Panda discovered, China
1984 – A bronze statue titled “Three Servicemen,” by Frederick Hart, was unveiled at the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
2011 – Shakira is honoured as Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
By: Archa Dave
