1898 | Scientist Camillo Golgi discovered the Golgi Apparatus which is a delicate network present inside cells, essential for the transmission and reception of information. (Image: Shutterstock)
1916 | The Boeing Company (Pacific Aero) was formed by William Boeing in Washington, US. (Image: Shutterstock)
1955 | First Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, by then President Dr Rajendra Prasad. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
1965 | NASA’s Mariner 4, an uncrewed space probe launched in 1964, flew by Mars and took close-up pictures of the planet’s surface. (Image: NASA)
1978 | Legendary songwriter Bob Dylan performed in England before 200,000 people. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
1988 | Iconic action film "Die Hard" directed by John McTiernan, starring Bruce Willis was released on this day in the US. (Image: 20th Century Studios)
1997 | On this day in 1997, famous Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered by serial killer Andrew Cunanan. (Image: Reuters)
2009 | The 6th film of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", was released worldwide. (Image: Warner Bros Pictures)
2016 | The famous show, "Stranger Things" debuted on Netflix. (Image: Shutterstock)
2018 | Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won his 4th Wimbledon title beating South African Kevin Anderson. (Image: Reuters)