Today In History: What Happened On Jan 1?

★Universal Hour of Peace, ★Haitian Independence Day, ★Sudan Independence Day, ★1892: Birth of freedom fighter Mahadev Desai, ★1894: Birth of mathematician Satyendranath Bose, ★1940: Death of Telugu litterateur Panuganti Lakshmi Narasimha Rao, ★1955: Death of chemist Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, and ★1975: Birth of top actress Sonali Bendre.