1755: Russia's first university was opened in the capital Moscow.
1841 - The "Bombay Gazette" began publication on silk on 26 April 1841.
1903: Gandhiji started advocacy in South Africa and established the British Indian Association there.
1920: Death of great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujam.
1975: Sikkim became the 22nd state of India.
1986: A nuclear accident occurred in Chernobyl in the Ukraine province of the then Soviet Union, causing a large amount of radioactive radiation.
1990: VRP Menon holds the world record for continuous disco dancing for 463 hours.