Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan, the Indian Muslim reformer and educationist who founded the college that grew into Aligarh Muslim University, was born in Delhi.

Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan born

Swami Rama Tirtha, teacher of practical Vedanta, died in the Himalayan foothills of the Ganges on this day in 1906.

Death of Swami Rama Tirtha

Édouard Naville, the Swiss Egyptologist who excavated Deir el-Bahari and studied the Book of the Dead, died on this day in 1926.

Death of Egyptologist Édouard Naville

On 17 October 2007 the 14th Dalai Lama was presented the Congressional Gold Medal in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, recognizing his work for peace and dialogue.