Richard Branson, a British music entrepreneur (Virgin Group), was born in London, England in 1950.
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, a British billionaire, entrepreneur, commercial astronaut, and business magnate, was born on July 18, 1950. He founded the Virgin Group in the 1970s, which now owns over 400 companies in various fields.
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King George VI signs the Indian Independence Act in 1947.
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Roger Binny, a well-known Indian cricketer, was born in 1955.
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The Indian government nationalised 14 major commercial banks in 1969.
Rohini 1, the first Indian satellite, was put into orbit in 1980.
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