This day in #history 14/02
FEBRUARY 14TH
1924 – IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson
1945 – Peru , Paraguay, Chile & Ecuador joins UN
1960 – Marshal Ayub Khan elected president of
Pakistan
2005 – Lebanon ‘s former Prime Minister , Rafik
Hariri , is assassinated, prompting the country to
fall into chaos.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
1483 – Zahir – ud- din Muhammad Babur, Andijan , Mughalistan, founder of the Mughal dynasty in the Indian Subcontinent
1937 – John MacGregor , British MP
1988 – Ángel Di María, Argentine footballer
FAMOUS DEATHS
1779 – James Cook, British explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50
2013 – Susan Oluwabimpe Filani- Goldie Harvey Nigerian Singer and Big Brother Africa Star. (d. age 29
FAMOUS WEDDING
1984 – Singer Elton John marries Renate Blauel in Sydney Australia