Important Days
World Vitiligo Day
Important Events
1975 – Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of internal emergency in India.
1997 – An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.
1997 – The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
1998 – In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
2017 – The World Health Organization estimates that Yemen has over 200,000 cases of cholera.
Birth/Birth Anniversary
1900 – Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (d. 1979)
1924 – Madan Mohan, Iraqi-Indian composer and director (d. 1975)
1931 – V. P. Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (d. 2008)
1996 – Sione Mata’utia, Australian rugby league player
1996 – Lele Pons, Latina-American Internet personality
1998 – Kyle Chalmers, Australian swimmer
2006 – Mckenna Grace, American actress
Death/ Death Anniversary
1922 – Satyendranath Dutta, Indian poet and author (b. 1882)
2007 – Jeeva, Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1963)
