1 / 91896 | Indian-born cricketer KS Ranjitsinhji debuted for the England cricket team in a test match against Australia at Old Trafford. He became the first Indian ever to play Test cricket. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
2 / 91940 | Nazi leader Adolf Hitler ordered preparations for the invasion of Great Britain. The mission was dubbed as Operation Sealion. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
3 / 91945 | The first-ever test detonation of an atomic bomb took place at the Trinity Site in Alamogordo, New Mexico. It was performed as part of the US Manhattan Project. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
4 / 91969 | NASA’s Apollo 11 was launched from the Earth, carrying the first men to set foot on the Moon. (Image: NASA)
5 / 91979 | Saddam Hussein became the president of Iraq by succeeding premier/president al-Bakr. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
6 / 92001 | Iconic film "Jurassic Park III", starring Sam Neill and William H Macy, premiered on this day in the US. (Image: Youtube Screengrab)
7 / 92005 | The sixth book of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", by JK Rowling, was published worldwide. It went on to sell 9 million copies in just 24 hours. (Image: Reuters)
8 / 92012 | Iconic film, "The Dark Knight Rises" based on the DC Comics ‘Batman’ premiered in New York. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan with Christian Bale as ‘Batman’ and Anne Hathaway as ‘Catwoman’. (Image: Warner Bros Pictures)
9 / 92018 | Scientists at Carnegie Institution for Science discovered 12 new moons orbiting the planet Jupiter bringing the planet's moon total to 79. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
