Composer Rajesh Roshan

Events in 1955 and 24-5

Events in the world in the birth year of Rajesh Roshan

• Nikolai A. Bulganin becomes Soviet premier, replacing Malenkov (Feb. 8). Background: Rulers of Russia since 1533
• Churchill resigns (April 5); Anthony Eden succeeds him (April 6).
• Federal Republic of West Germany becomes a sovereign state (May 5).
• The Soviet Union and seven East European countries sign the Warsaw Pact, a mutual defense treaty (May 14).
• Argentina ousts dictator Juan Perón (Sept. 19).
• US starts sending $216 million in aid to Vietnam.
• The US, UK, USSR, and France meet at a summit in Geneva.

Birthday Rajesh Roshan (24-5) in history

• Day 24-5 year 1844: Samuel Morse transmitted the first telegraph message, in which he asked, "What hath God wrought?"
• Day 24-5 year 1883: The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic.
• Day 24-5 year 1899: W.T. McCullough of Boston, Mass., opened the first public garage. One could rent space for selling, storing and repairing vehicles.
• Day 24-5 year 1935: Major League Baseball’s first night game was played under the lights at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the hometown Reds defeated Philadelphia, 2–1.
• Day 24-5 year 1958: The United Press and the International News Service merged to form United Press International (UPI).
• Day 24-5 year 1976: The British and French Concordes made their first commercial flights.
• Day 24-5 year 2000: Israeli troops pulled out of Lebanon after 18 consecutive years of occupation.
• Day 24-5 year 2001: Vermont senator James Jeffords quit the Republican Party and became an Independent, giving Democrats control of the Senate.