Shimla, July 29 Keekli Bureau
2005
Planetary scientists formally announced the discovery of what was believed to be the 10th planet; it was later designated a dwarf planet and given the name Eris.
1981
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
1957
The International Atomic Energy Agency was created.
1954
The first part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings—which became a sociocultural phenomenon and was adapted into a series of blockbuster films in the early 2000s—was published.
1913
Albania was formally recognized by the major European powers as an independent principality following the issuance of the Vlorë proclamation.
1905
Swedish economist and statesman Dag Hammarskjöld, who served as the second secretary-general (1953–61) of the United Nations and received the 1961 Nobel Peace Prize, was born.
1890
Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionists, died in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, two days after shooting himself.
1872
Nathaniel P. Langford and James Stevenson made the first ascent of Grand Teton, the highest peak of the Teton Range in Wyoming.
1858
Townsend Harris persuaded the Japanese to sign the Harris Treaty, an agreement securing commercial and diplomatic privileges for the United States in Japan.
1836
The Arc de Triomphe, the largest triumphal arch in the world, was officially inaugurated in Paris.
1805Alexis de Tocqueville
French political scientist, historian, and politician Alexis de Tocqueville, who was best known for his Democracy in America, 4 vol. (1835–40), was born.
1588
The Spanish Armada, the great fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain to invade England, was first sighted by the English off Lizard Point, Cornwall.
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