1846 | The planet Neptune was first observed by Johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich d'Arrest.

1889 | Japanese gaming company Nintendo was founded by entrepreneur Fusajiro Yamauchi as a card company called Nintendo Koppai.

1932 | Saudi Arabia was formed by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud after merging the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

1955 | Pakistan signs the Pact of Baghdad also known as The Middle East Treaty Organization (METO).

1965 | The Indo-Pak war ended after the United Nations Security Council called for an unconditional ceasefire from both sides the previous day.

1994 | Iconic film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman was released.

2009 | The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully placed seven satellites in orbit, including the Indian satellite Ocean Sat-2.

2018 | Indian PM Narendra Modi launched ‘Modicare’, free healthcare for 500 million, dubbed the world’s biggest healthcare program.

2019 | Climate change activist Greta Thunberg scolded world leaders “How Dare You” at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York for the delay in addressing climate change.