1911 – Dr. Fletcher of Rockefeller Institute in New York discovers the cause of polio.
1913 – Canberra becomes the Federal capital of Australia.
1938 – The German troops occupy Austria at the beginnings of the Second World War.
1993 – Many bombs blow up in the Indian city of Bombay, killing 300 people and injuring 1250.
Born today:
1914 – Al-Taher al-Obeidi, an Algerian revolutionist and struggler.
Passed away:
1964 – Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad, an Egyptian writer.
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