THIS DAY IN HISTORY Saturday, 19 February 2011 1806 Britain occupied the Cape of Good Hope. ------------------------------ 1839 Aden was conquered by the British East India Company.* ------------------------------ 1903 A new bicycle race called the Tour de France was announced.* ------------------------------ 1915 The neon tube sign was patented by George Claude.* ------------------------------ 1942 Japanese forces invaded Burma.* ------------------------------ 1977 A huge crowd of 12.7 million devotees gathered at Allahabad for the Kumbh Mela. ------------------------------ 1981 The USA and Iran signed an agreement to release 52 American hostages.* ------------------------------ 1997 Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping passed away.* ------------------------------ 2002 NASAs Mars Odyssey space probe began mapping the surface of Mars. ------------------------------ 2008 Fidel Castro announced his retirement, resigning as the President of Cuba (after 49 years in office) and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. ------------------------------ 2011 The 2011 Cricket World Cup began.* ------------------------------ V. Shrinivas (Seenu) mazhalaigal/management/team/team-001/mglt006vs_srinivasan.php
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