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.

National Maritime Day of India

National Maritime Day of India falls on April 5. First celebrated on 5th April, 1964, the day marks the journey of SS Loyalty, the first ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company, to the United Kingdom.

The first successful artificial heart implant

On April 4, 1969, Dr. Denton Cooley, a Houston heart surgeon, performed the first successful artificial heart implant on a human patient. The artificial heart was actually developed by Cooley's cross-town rival and former colleague, Dr. Michael DeBakey, and his team. Cooley's implant operation turned the rivalry with DeBakey into a full-fledged feud that lasted for the next 40 years. DeBakey considered it a betrayal and a theft of his technology.

Father of British Neurology

John Hughlings Jackson who is known as the father of British neurology was born April 4, 1835, who studies of epilepsy, speech defects, and nervous-system disorders arising from injury to the brain and spinal cord helped to define modern neurology. He died Oct. 7, 1911.

Luna 10 orbits Moon

The Luna 10 spacecraft was launched towards the Moon from an Earth orbiting platform on March 31, 1966. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on April 3, 1966 and completed its first orbit 3 hours later.

John Paul II dies

John Paul II sometimes called Blessed John Paul or John Paul the Great, born 18 May 1920 and died 2 April 2005, reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the second longest serving Pope in history and the first non Italian since 1523.

April Fools' Day

April Fools' Day is celebrated in many countries on April 1 every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, it is widely recognized and celebrated as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other.

Gmail was launched

Gmail is a free, advertising-supported email service provided by Google. Users may access Gmail as secure webmail, as well as via POP3 or IMAP4 protocols. Gmail was launched as an invitation-only beta release on April 1, 2004 and it became available to the general public on February 7, 2007.