Monday, October 29, 2012

30 October History and Importance of the Day


1502 - Vasco da Gama returns to Calicut, India for the second time.

1534 - English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope

1905 - "October Manifesto" Russian Tsar Nicholas II grants civil liberties
1957 - Soviet Union launches Sputnik II, carrying a dog named Laika
1979 - Richard Arrington, Jr. is elected the first African American mayor in Birmingham, Alabama



Birthdays

1960 - Diego Maradona, Buenos Aires, soccer player

October - Day in History of India


Knowledge History 30 October


http://www.historyorb.com/day/october/30


History and Importance of the Day - Index of the Year

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