Louis Bleriot

 

Louis Charles Joseph Bleriot was born on 1 July 1872, he was a French aviator, inventor and engineer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars. In 1909 he became world famous for making the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier than air aircraft. He died on 1 August 1936.

Doctor's Day (India)

The Doctor's Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India to honour the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.  He was born on July 1, 1882 and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80  years. Dr Roy was honoured with the country's highest civilian award,  Bharat Ratna on February 4, 1961.

25paise coin is No More

RBI (Reserve Bank Of India) withdrawn 25paise from June 30, 2011. June 30 is the last day of 25paise. The withdrawn is based upon to the section 15A of the coinage Act, 1906.

The first generation iPhone was released

The iPhone  is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It runs Apple's iOS mobile operating system, known as the "iPhone OS" until June 2010, with the release of iOS 4. The first generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007.

Klaus von Klitzing

Klaus von Klitzing is a German physicist known for discovery of the integer quantum Hall Effect, for which he was awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was born on June 28, 1943. 

Hans Spemann

Hans Spemann was a German embryologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1935 for his discovery of the effect now known as embryonic induction, an influence, exercised by various parts of the embryo, that directs the development of groups of cells into particular tissues and organs. He was born on June 27, 1869.

Father of space telescopes

Lyman Strong Spitzer was born on  June 26, 1914. He was an American theoretical physicist and astronomer best known for his research in star formation, plasma physics, and in 1946, for conceiving the idea of telescopes operating in outer space. Died on March 31, 1997.

UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

The United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – 26 June is held annually on 26 June to speak out against the crime of torture and to honour and support victims and survivors throughout the world.

State of emergency (India)

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency due to "deep and widespread conspiracy." on June 25, 1975.

Lord Mountbatten

 

Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, known informally as Lord Mountbatten- was born on 25 June 1900. He was a British statesman and naval officer, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and second cousin once removed to Elizabeth II. He was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India (1947–48), from which the modern Republic of India emerged in 1950. He died on 27 August 1979. 

Michael Joseph Jackson died

 

Michael Joseph Jackson http://datesupdates.blogspot.in/2013/02/michael-jackson-won-record-eight-awards.htmlwas an American singer-songwriter, dancer, businessman and philanthropist. While preparing for his concert series titled This Is It, Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication on

 June 25, 2009, after suffering from cardiac arrest.  He was born on August 29, 1958.

Martin L. Perl

Martin Lewis Perl is an American physicist, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 for his discovery of the tau lepton( It is an elementary particle similar to the electron, with negative electric charge and a spin of 1⁄2). He was born on June 24, 1927.

United Nations Public Service Day

The United Nations Public Service Award is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in  public service. It rewards the creative achievements and contributions of public service institutions that lead to a more effective and responsive public administration in countries worldwide. Through an annual competition, the UN Public Service Awards promotes the role, professionalism and visibility of public service. In 2003, the United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution A/RES/57/277, designated June 23 as the United Nations Public Service Day to “celebrate the value and virtue of public service to the community”.

Ada Yonath

Ada E. Yonath is an Israeli crystallographer best known for her pioneering work on the structure of the ribosome. She was born on June 22, 1939.

Konrad Zuse

Konrad Zuse was a German civil engineer, inventor and computer pioneer. He was born on  June 22, 1910. His greatest achievement was the world's first functional program-controlled Turing-complete computer, the Z3, which became operational in May 1941. He died on December 18, 1995. 

First privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight

 

SpaceShipOne is a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that made the first privately funded human spaceflight on June 21, 2004. First flight was on 20 May 2003 and retired 4 October 2004.

World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day, observed June 20 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees( a person who is outside his or her country ) throughout the world.

Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri

Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri, is an Egyptian physician, Islamic theologian and current leader of the militant Islamist organization al-Qaeda. He was born on June 19, 1951.

Alphonse Laveran

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran was born on  June 18, 1845. He was a French physician. In 1880, while working in the military hospital in Constantine, Algeria, he discovered that the cause of malaria is a protozoan, after observing  the parasites in a blood smear taken from a patient who had just died of malaria. He also helped inspire researchers and veterinarians today to try to find a cure for malaria in animals. he died on May 18, 1922. 

Constitution of Iceland

The Constitution of Iceland was instituted on June 17, 1944. It is the supreme law of Iceland and it is composed of 80 articles in seven sections. The current constitution first instituted on June 17, 1944 has been amended seven times.