Historical Dates and Firsts

George Whitefield (1714-1770) was an English Anglican preacher and one of the key figures of the Methodist movement alongside John Wesley. He was born on December 27, 1714 in Gloucester.

Shiny Wilson (born Shiny Abraham) is a retired Indian track and field athlete who specialized in the 800 metres. She was born in 1965 and represented India in three consecutive Olympics (1984, 1988, 1992).

Venus Williams, the American tennis legend and seven-time Grand Slam champion, was born on June 17, 1980. She turned professional in 1994 and dominated women's tennis in the early 2000s.

P.G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville Wodehouse), the celebrated English humorist and novelist, was born on October 15, 1881. He is famous for the Jeeves and Wooster stories depicting British upper-class life.

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the brilliant Irish playwright, novelist, and poet known for 'The Picture of Dorian Gray,' 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' and his wit. He was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin.

Herman Wouk, the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, was born on May 27, 1915. He wrote acclaimed novels including 'The Caine Mutiny,' 'Marjorie Morningstar,' and 'War and Remembrance.'

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was the pioneering English modernist writer and feminist, born Adeline Virginia Stephen on January 25, 1882. She wrote 'Mrs. Dalloway,' 'To the Lighthouse,' and 'A Room of One's Own.'

Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins) is the legendary American singer-songwriter and musician, born on May 13, 1950. A child prodigy blind since infancy, he signed with Motown at age 11 and became one of music's most influential artists.

Orville Wright (1871-1948), together with his brother Wilbur, achieved the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight on December 17, 1903. Orville was born on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio.

Frank Lloyd Wright was born in 1867. He was a renowned American architect who designed over 1,000 structures in his 70-year career.

Most historians place Jesus' birth between 4-6 BC based on biblical and historical evidence. The discrepancy arises because the Dionysius calendar system was created later, and King Herod's death in 4 BC means Jesus must have been born before this date. Options A and B are incorrect because they place his birth too late.

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy. This date is well-documented in historical records. The other dates (1439, 1422, 1467) are incorrect. Leonardo was a polymath of the Renaissance period, best known for works like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

Dr. C. V. Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his discovery of the Raman Effect, which explains the scattering of light. This made him the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in science.

In 1970, relational database was developed by E.F. Codd. So, this is the correct answer.

This is the correct answer. On this day, IBM had launched the first PC, IBM 5150.