A solo voyage round the world.

Indian Navy officer Lt Commander Abhilash Tomy, The first Indian who embarked on a non-stop solo circumnavigation of the globe on a sail boat. He completes his voyage on April 6,2013.
He was the first Indian and the second Asian after Japanese Minoru Saito to attain the feat.

 

 

1st Modern Olympic games officially opens in Athens

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-spot event  held in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era.