Time Capsule

Munshi Premchand’s birth anniversary (July 31, 1880 – October 8, 1936)

Johnny Walker (Nov 11, 1926-July 29, 2003)

World War I (28 July, 1914 – 11 Nov, 1918)

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam (Oct 15, 1931-July 27, 2015)

George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856-Nov 2, 1950)

Louise Joy Brown (first IVF baby born on July 25, 1978)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak (23 July, 1856 - 1 August, 1920)

Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899- July 2, 1961)

Batukeshwar Dutt (Nov 18, 1910-July 20, 1965)

Nationalisation of private banks (July 19, 1969)

Nelson Mandela (July 18, 1918-Dec 5, 2013)

Nelson Mandela (July 18, 1918-Dec 5, 2013)

Hindu Widows’ Re-marriage Act comes into force in colonial India (July 16, 1856)

Kumaraswami Kamaraj (July 15, 1903-Oct 2, 1975)

Djokovic wins longest Wimbledon final (July 14, 2019)

India's maiden ODI ((July 13, 1974)

Mumbai train blasts (July 11, 2006)

Guru Dutt (July 9, 1925-Oct 10, 1964)

Jyoti Basu, a communist leader, served as West Bengal's Chief Minister for 23 years, implementing land reforms and decentralizing power. His government boosted agriculture, fostered industrial projects, and navigated social unrest. Though offered Prime Minister, he remained loyal to his party, leaving a complex legacy of successes and shortcomings.

Madan Lal Madhu (May 22, 1925 - July 7, 2014)

Jagjivan Ram (April 5, 1908-July 6, 1986)

Raaj Kumar (Oct 8, 1926-July 3, 1996)

Raaj Kumar (Oct 8, 1926-July 3, 1996)

Travancore, Cochin join Indian Union (July 1, 1949)

Dadabhai Naoroji (Sept 4, 1825- June 30, 1917)