On this day in history

The significant events of daily life become history in time. Those events take place there, which are good, which are first, which are the curse-blessing of mankind. The agenda of history has always been important to people. Keeping this importance in mind, Bangladesh regularly organizes 'Today's History' for its readers.

Today is Sunday, 1 September 2024. 17 Bhadra 1431 Bangabd. Let's take a look at the history and see the birth and death of prominent people on this day.

Chronology:

1174 – Construction of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa begins in Pisa, Italy.

1853 – The world's first triangular postage stamp is issued from Uttamasha Antarin.

1905 – The British issued the partition of Bengal.

1914 – Saint of Russia. Petersburg was renamed Petrograd.

1923 – Two hundred thousand people were killed in a terrible earthquake in Tokyo and Yakohama, Japan.

1928 – Albania becomes a state.

1939 – World War II begins when German troops invade Poland.

1961 – The first non-aligned summit was held in Belgrade, the capital of the former Yugoslavia, attended by representatives of 25 countries.

1969 – Colonel Gaddafi seizes power in Libya in a military coup.

1978 – The then president of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman formally announced the establishment of the “Bangladesh Nationalist Party” or BNP.

1985 – 1912 wreck of the Titanic shipwreck recovered.

1991 – Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.

1992 – Tenth Non-Aligned Summit held in Jakarta.

2004 – Some armed terrorists kidnap students and teachers at Belsan School in Russia.

Birth:

1856 – Sergei Winogardsky, Russian microbiologist.

1884 – Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist.

1914 – Writer Maitreyi Devi.

1918 – General Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani, the Chief Commander of the Mukti Bahini and Army during the Liberation War of Bangladesh.

1935 – Bangladeshi painter Mustafa Manowar.

1971 – Hakan Sukur, Turkish footballer who played as a striker.

Death:

1159 – Pope Adrian IV

1557 – Jacques Cartier, French explorer. He is considered one of Canada's inventors.

1574 – Guru Amar Das III.

1581 – Guru Amar Das IV.

1644 – King Louis XIV of France.

1648 – Marion Mersenne, French clergyman, philosopher, mathematician, and musician.

1687 – Henry Moore, English philosopher.

1715 – Louis XIV becomes King of France.

1950 – Novelist Vibhutibhushan Banerjee.

1982 – American mathematician Hercell Curie.

2004 – Grand Mufti of Syria Ahmed Kufta.

Bangladesh /RH