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In 1996 Dolly the Sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, born in Scotland
Dolly was a female Finnish Dorset sheep who lived from 5 July 1996 to 14 February 2003. She was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell. Using the...
In 1995 P. V. Sindhu, Indian professional badminton player was born
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (born July 5, 1995) is a badminton player from India. Sindhu is regarded as one of India's most successful athletes, having won medals a...
In 1980 Zayed Khan, an Indian actor who appeared in Hindi films was born
Zayed Abbas Khan (born 5 July 1980) is a former Hindi film actor and producer. He is the son of Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and has been nominated for a Filmfare A...
Sylvester Stallone, an American actor and filmmaker, was born in New York City in 1946.
Sylvester Stallone, full name Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, (born July 6, 1946, New York, New York, United States), was an American actor, screenwriter, and direct...
Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, nicknamed Dhirubhai Ambani, was a business magnate who died today in 2002.
Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, better known as Dhirubhai Ambani, was an Indian business magnate who founded Reliance Industries. He was born on December 28, 1932, and...
Eva Green, a French actress and model, was born in Paris, France in 1980.
Eva Galle Green is a French actress and model who was born on July 6, 1980. She began her career in theatre before making her film debut in Bernardo Bertolucci'...
Kevin Hart, an American comedian, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1979.
Kevin Darnell Hart is an American comedian and actor who was born on July 6, 1979. Hart's first break came when Judd Apatow cast him in a recurring role on the...
George W. Bush Jr., the 43rd President of the United States and the 46th Governor of Texas, was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1946.
George W. Bush (born July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States), 43rd president of the United States (2001–09), led his country's response to...
The 14th Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual head of Tibet's Lamaistic Buddhists, was born in Tibet in 1935.
The 14th Dalai Lama, also known to Tibetans as Gyalwa Rinpoche, is the current Dalai Lama, Tibet's highest spiritual leader and former head of state. Born on J...
Shweta Tripathi, an Indian actress, was born in 1985.
Shweta Tripathi Sharma (born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actress best known for playing Golu Gupta in the Mirzapur television series. She began her film career as a ...
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani, a Bollywood actor, was born in 1985.
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani, an Indian actor who works in Hindi films, was born on July 6, 1985. He is one of the highest-paid Indian actors and has been on Forbes Indi...
In 1999, Vikram Batra, an Indian Army officer who had received the Param Vir Chakra, died while rescuing the nation.
Captain Vikram Batra PVC was an Indian Army officer who served from September 9, 1974, to July 7, 1999. For his actions during the 1999 Kargil War, he was posthumo...
MS Dhoni, alias Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is an Indian cricketer, wicket-keeper batsman, and former captain who was born in Ranchi, Bihar, India in 1981.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, an Indian professional cricketer, was the captain of the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket ...
Kailash Kher, an Indian playback vocalist and music composer, was born in 1973.
Kailash Kher (born July 7, 1973) is an Indian playback singer and composer who sings songs influenced by Indian folk music and Sufi music. Pandit Kumar Gandharva, ...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire premiered on 8th July 2000.
The fourth book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a fantasy book by British author J. K. Rowling. It focuses on the myster...
Neetu Singh, an Indian actress who acted in Hindi films, was born in 1958.
Neetu Singh (born Harneet Kaur on July 8, 1958) is an Indian actress who rose to prominence in the late 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s by appearing in Hindi films. ...
Sourav Ganguly, an Indian cricket administrator, pundit, and former national team captain, was born in 1972.
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (born 8 July 1972), also known as Dada (which means "elder brother" in Bengali), is an Indian cricket administrator, commentator...
Jaden Smith, an American actor, was born in Malibu, California in 1998.
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998) is an American rapper, singer, and actor who goes by the mononym Jaden. He has received numerous awards and nomina...
Tom Hanks, an American actor, was born in Concord, California in 1956.
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an actor and filmmaker from the United States. He is regarded as an American cultural icon and is known for both comedi...
Guru Dutt, an Indian cinema director, producer, and actor, was born in 1925.
Guru Dutt, born Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone on July 9, 1925, and died on October 10, 1964, was an Indian film director, producer, actor, choreographer, and...
Baahubali movie hit the cinemas on 10th July 2015
India's answer to Hollywood's hit film series 300, Baahubali is out there to quench the thirst of those waiting for another 300 sequel. The SS Rajamouli ma...
Sofia Vergara, a Colombian-American actress, was born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1972.
Sofia Vergara is a Colombian-American actress and model who began her career on Univisión as a co-host of a couple of Spanish-language television shows. Sof...
Nikola Tesla, a Serbian-American scientist, electrical engineer, and inventor, was born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire, in 1856, and created alternating current and the Tesla Coil.
Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856 – January 7, 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his con...
Raghav Juyal, an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor, and television presenter, was born in 1991.
Raghav Juyal is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor, and television host who was born on July 10, 1991. For his surreal slow motion dance moves and his reinvent...
Alok Nath, an Indian film character actor best known for his work in Hindi cinema and television, was born in 1956.
Alok Nath (born July 10, 1956) is an Indian film character actor who has appeared in Hindi films and on television. He made his film debut in Sir Richard Attenboro...
1949 Sunil Gavaskar is a former Indian cricket batsman and captain who was born in Bombay, India.
Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer who represented India and Bombay from 1971 to 1987, was born on July 10, 1949. Gavaskar ...
Neptune completes its first orbit since its discovery on September 23, 1846, in 2011.
Neptune is the only planet discovered through mathematics. Urbain Le Verrier, a French astronomer, noticed irregularities in the motions of other planets and calcu...
Don Bradman, a 21-year-old Australian cricket super-batsman, is 105 at lunch, 220 at tea, and 309 at stumps on the first day of the third Test against England at Leeds in 1930; he goes on to 334.
Sir Donald George Bradman, the greatest Test batsman of all time, was an Australian cricketer. He ranks among the greatest sportsmen to have ever played any major ...
A series of bomb explosions in Mumbai, India, kills 209 people in 2006.
On July 11, 2006, the Mumbai train bombings were a series of seven bomb blasts. They took place on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai, the capital of the Indian state ...
Amitav Ghosh, an Indian writer and laureate of the 54th Jnanpith award, was born in 1956.
Amitav Ghosh (born July 11, 1956 in Calcutta, India) is an Indian-born writer whose ambitious novels explore the nature of national and personal identity, particul...
Every year on July 12th, Paper Bag Day is observed to raise public awareness about the importance of using paper bags in the fight against climate change and pollution.
Every year on July 12th, Paper Bag Day is commemorated. It's a day to promote the use of paper bags rather than plastic bags. The negative environmental effect...
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hindi film "Devdas," starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Madhuri Dixit, premieres in 2002. (Best Film Filmfare Awards).
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and music composer best known for his Hindi film work. Devdas is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language epic ...
Pran Sikhand was an Indian actor who worked as a movie villain and character actor in Hindi films. He died in 2013.
Pran Krishan Sikand (February 12, 1920 – July 12, 2013), better known by his mononym, Pran, was an Indian actor who was best known for playing the greatest v...
Dara Singh, an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and politician, died in 2012.
Dara Singh Randhawa (November 19, 1928 – July 12, 2012) was a professional wrestler, actor, director, and politician from India. He began acting in 1952 and ...
Harrison Ford, an American actor, was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1942.
Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American actor best known for his roles in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film franch...
Patrick Stewart, an English actor, was born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England in 1940.
While his father served in the military, Patrick began acting onstage at the age of twelve, while his brPatrick Stewart (born July 13, 1940 in Mirfield, West Yorks...
Julius Caesar, Roman military and political leader, was born in Rome in 100 BC.
Julius Caesar, in full Gaius Julius Caesar (born July 12/13, BCE, Rome [Italy]—died March 15, 44 BCE, Rome), celebrated Roman general and statesman, conquero...
The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in Los Angeles' hills above Hollywood in 1923.
The Hollywood Sign is a cultural icon and a landmark in Hollywood, California, United States. It is located on Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains' Beachwo...
At Headingley, India played their first One-Day International (ODI) against England in 1974.
England triumphed by four wickets. The first One-Day International was held at Headingley on July 13th. England won the toss and elected to bat first. India were b...
Madan Mohan, India's Hindi Film Melodious Music Director, died in 1975 at the age of 51.
Madan Mohan Kohli (June 25, 1924 – July 14, 1975), also known as Madan Mohan, was an Indian music director who worked during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He ...
In 2008, Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight," starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, opens in New York.
Christopher Nolan directed The Dark Knight in 2008, based on a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan. It is the sequel to Batman Begins (2005) and the s...
