1968 Event Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon and wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1961 Death Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65 1917 Birthday Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, born in British India, brought Transcendental Meditation to Indian schools, universities 1809 Birthday Joseph Liouville, France, discover of transcendental numbers