New Delhi. India and Nepal signed a peace and friendship treaty. Famous litterateur and writer Munshi Premchand was born on this day. Apart from this, a lot happened on this day in Indian and world history, let’s take a look at today’s history
1498 – Christopher Columbus reached Trinidad Island during his third voyage.
1861- 9,300 ml of rain fell in Cherrapunji, Assam, which became a world record.
1880- Birth of famous litterateur and writer Munshi Premchand.
1940- The British government hanged fierce revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer Udham Singh in London.
1950- India and Nepal signed a peace and friendship treaty.
1980- Famous playback singer Mohammad Rafi, decorated with Padma Shri Award, passed away.
1991- US President George H.W. Bush and then Soviet Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
1992-Sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded the Magsaysay Award.
2000-The Lok Sabha passed the Chhattisgarh State Formation Bill by voice vote.
2006- Fidel Castro handed over power to his brother.
2009-Pakistan’s Supreme Court declared the emergency imposed by former President Pervez Musharraf in 2007 as unconstitutional.
2010-According to Pakistani officials, more than 800 people died due to floods in a week.
2014-According to the World Health Organization, more than 57 people died due to Ebola in West Africa.
