In History today

Today 1st June 2020

193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated.

1792 - Kentucky becomes the 15th state in the United States.

1855 - American adventurer William Walker discovers Nicaragua.

1916 - Louis Brandeis was appointed the first Jewish judge of the American Supreme Court

1964 - becomes Republic of Kenya Jomo Kenyatta became the first president

1979 - After 90 years, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) becomes the first government of black people

1980 - CNN launches its first broadcast

1988 - European Central Bank comes into force in Brussels.

1994 - Republic of South Africa. Becomes a Commonwealth Republic

2009 - Air France flight crashes in Atlantic. 228 passengers and crew were killed

1990 - US President George Bush and Soviet leader Gorbachev signed an agreement to stop chemical weapons production.

2001 - Prince Deependra of Nepal shot and killed his family members at dinner time.

Famous leaders born today

1946 - ET Mohammed Basheer (The leader of Indian Union Muslim League and member of Lok Sabha from Ponnani constituency in 17th Lok Sabha)

1990 - Lakshmi Agarwal ( a US international bravery award winner for women, the girl who was the victim of an acid attack because she refused a romantic request, who rehabilitated 300 victims of acid attack and fire)

1970 - Madhavan - (Madhavan Ranganathan known as Maddy is a Best Actor in Hindi Tamil Movies)

1985 - Dinesh Karthik (Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik, a wicketkeeper-batsman of the Indian cricket team)

1963 - Dr. TN Seema - (State President of All India Democratic Women's Association, National Vice President and Member of CPIM State Committee)

1929 - Nargis Dutt (Nargis Dutt, a Bollywood film actress of 1940s and 60s the wife of Sunil Dutt's and the mother of Sanjay Dutt ).

1925 - Dr Muhideen Aluwai (Arabic writer, author, Islamic scholar, lecturer, editor and teacher)

1924 - K. Kunjambu (Former Minister of Kerala, 1st and 2nd Kerala Legislative Assembly representing from Ponnani constituency in and 9th Narakkal Constituency in Kerala ) Minister of Irrigation and Backward Development Departments in the Second Kerala Legislative Assembly, Member of Lok Sabha from 1977-79, 1980-84, 1984-89 and AICC. Member, Guruvayoor Devaswom Board Chairman, KPCC Vice President and Acting President, DCC President of Kannur and Chairman of the Backward Welfare Development Board.

1925 - Payyapilly Balan (Member of CPM Kalamassery Area Committee, State Committee, Member of Progressive Arts Literature Association, and Elur Panchayat President, freedom fighter, Communist leader and writer)

1932 - KK Muhammad Abdul Kareem (KK Muhammad Abdul Kareem, a historian, author and Mappila writer who has published 82 notable works in the fields of Independence History, Kerala Muslim History, Islamic History, Biography and Heritage Preservation)