300th Anniversary facts
While investigating facts about 300th Anniversary, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Stephen Hawking's birthday (January 8, 1942) is the 300th anniversary of the death of astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei.
After the death of Columbus, his heirs waged a lengthy legal battle with the Spanish crown, claiming that the monarchy short-changed them on money and profits due the explorer. The legal proceedings nearly dragged on until the 300th anniversary of Columbus’ famous voyage.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 3 of the best facts about 300th Anniversary I managed to collect.
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P.C. Sorcar Jr., a famous Indian magician, who ‘vanished’ the Taj Mahal for 2 minutes. He also made the Victoria Memorial disappear on the 300th anniversary of Calcutta, and vanished a train full of passengers before a large crowd at Bardhaman Junction, West Bengal in 1992.
