Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge wedded Kate Middleton in a ceremony that was broadcast live all over the world.
Albert Hofmann (b. 1906), Swiss chemist, who was the first to synthesize lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and discover its psychedelic effects, died.
A worldwide treaty banning chemical weapons came into effect.
India's first automatic mail processing centre was installed at the Mumbai General Post Office.
Violent race riots erupted in Los Angeles, California, sparked by the acquittal of four white policemen accused of excessively beating Rodney King, a black motorist.
Sir Alfred Hitchcock, well-known Hollywood director of suspense films, died aged 80.
Andre Agassi, former World No. 1 American tennis player, was born. He was the first male player to have achieved a singles Career Golden Slam – i.e. win all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal during his career.
Adolf Hitler married his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker. Both killed themselves the next day.
Subhas Chandra Bose resigned as President of the Congress.
Glass reflectors or 'cat's eyes' invented by Percy Shaw were first used on British roads.
Raja Ravi Varma (d. 1906) of Travancore, best known for his classic paintings of scenes from the Mahabharata and Ramayana, was born.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.