Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1879, Huda Sha'arawi, Egyptian feminist and journalist (died 1947) was born. In 1906, Tribhuvan of Nepal (died 1955) was born. In 1909, David Lewis, Russian-Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1981) was born. In 1934, Virbhadra Singh, Indian politician (died 2021) was born. In 1945, Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and author (died 2016) was born. In 1973, A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale. In 1980, Sanjay Gandhi, Indian engineer and politician (born 1946) passed away. In 1985, A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. In 1990, Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Indian poet, actor, and politician (born 1898) passed away. In 2013, Militants storm a high-altitude mountaineering base camp near Nanga Parbat in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, killing ten climbers and a local guide. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.