Thursday 23 June 2016

On this day - Lt Gen Raj Kadyan

Death ends a life, not a relationship.

On this day, 23 Jun....

930 - World's oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament, was established.

1775 - The first American-made book was advertised in Philadelphia. Titled 'Impenetrable Secret', the book was printed and sold by Story and Humphreys. Sadly, no copy of the book has survived. 

1784 -  In Baltimore, America's first balloonist, was a teenager,13-year-old Edward Warren, who soloed in a 35-foot diameter hot-air balloon held in place from the ground with a tether.

1868 - Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule of Milwaukee, received a patent for an invention he called a “Type-Writer”. It only had capital letters and fit in a box about 2 feet square and 6" high. The typists didn't know if they were making errors because the paper could not be seen as it was being typed; it was inside the machine.

1964 - Arthur Melin obtained a patent for the hula-hoop. An Australian visiting California told Melin that in his country, children twirled bamboo hoops around their waists in gym class.

1894 - The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

1927 - All India radio broadcasting service started by a private transmitting station in Bombay and Calcutta.

1930 - The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and separation of Burma.

1946 - In South Africa, a group of white men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters.

1961 - The Antarctic Treaty, ensuring that Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes; for international cooperation in scientific research; and does not become the scene or object of international discord, comes into force.

1985 - Bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 'Kanishka' in air near Ireland, 329 die.

1992 - "Teen Bigha Day" protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.

Born....

1952  - Raj Babbar, film actor.

RIP....

1953 - Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and national leader, founder of Jan Sangh Party.

1975 - General Prannath Thapar, former Army Chief.

1980 - Varahagiri Venkata Giri, Fourth President of India.

1980 - Sanjay Gandhi, politician and General Secretary AICC (I).

Titbits....

1928 - In Germany, a rocket-powered auto built by Opel was wrecked in a test after reaching a speed of 156 mph.  

You may have known....

Chess was invented in India.

Good morning. Have a nice day.
Raj Kadyan

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