1 / 81884 The first Test cricket match was played at the historic Lord's ground in England. (Image: Shutterstock)
2 / 81960 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world’s first female elected head of government, as Prime Minister of Ceylon, which is now known as Sri Lanka. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
3 / 81987 | Iconic music band Guns & Roses’ debut album "Appetite for Destruction" was released. It went on to become the best-selling debut album of all time with over 30 million copies sold. (Image: Shutterstock)
4 / 81989 | Famous boxer Mike Tyson knocked out Carl Williams in just 1:33 min for the heavyweight boxing title. (Image: Reuters)
5 / 82002 | German Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher won his fifth Formula 1 World Drivers Championship with over 6 races remaining. This was his third straight title win. (Image: Reuters)
6 / 82007 | The final book in the Harry Potter series, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ by JK Rowling was published worldwide and it went on to sell 11 million copies in just 24 hours. (Image: Reuters)
7 / 82018 | The Indian government scrapped tax on women’s sanitary products after a campaign by activists. (Image: Shutterstock)
8 / 82021 | Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Tibet in the first official visit by a Chinese leader in over 30 years. (Image: Reuters)
