Important Events Of November – 4

2019-11-04

Shakuntala Devi was born on 4 November 1929.
She was an Indian writer and mental calculator, popularly known as the “human computer”.

Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records.
As a writer, Devi wrote a number of books, including novels as well as texts about mathematics, puzzles, and astrology.
She wrote the book, The World of Homosexuals, which is considered the first study of homosexuality in India. She treated homosexuality in an understanding light and is considered a pioneer in the field.
On 4 November 2013, Devi was honoured with a Google Doodle for what would have been her 84th birthday.

Death: 21 April 2013.

Events:

1798 – Beginning of the Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu.
1847 – Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.
1924 – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States
1980 – Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th President of The United States, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter.
1993 – China Airlines Flight 605, a brand new 747-400, overruns the runway at Kai Tak Airport.
2008 – Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.

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