Even the lion, the king of the forest protects himself against flies.
On this day, 19 Jan....
1793 - King Louis XVI was tried by the French Convention, found guilty of treason and sentenced to the guillotine.
1904 - Thomas A. Edison was issued a patent for an" Electrical Automobile" designed with a driving motor that may be conveniently and effectively utilised for the purpose of charging the batteries.
1907 - The first film reviews appeared in "Variety" magazine.
1915 A U.S. patent was issued to George Claude of Paris titled a “System of Illuminating by Luminescent Tubes”. This led to the neon sign.
1915 - More than 20 people were killed when German zeppelins bombed England for the first time.
1931 - The first Round Table Conference held in London ended. This conference was attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar also.
1948 - India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York.
1966 - Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India.
1977 - World's largest crowd-12.7 million-gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
1985 - Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
Born....
1736 - James Watt. Scottish engineer and inventor whose steam engine contributed substantially to the Industrial Revolution.
1919 - Omprakash Mehra, former Indian Air Chief Marshal and former Governor of Maharashtra.
RIP....
1597 - Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary.
1905 - Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher.
1990 - Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh "Osho", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure.
Titbits....
1957 - Philadelphia comedian, Ernie Kovacs, did a half-hour TV show without saying a single word of dialogue.
You may have known....
Hero Cycles produces six million cycles a year thus making it the largest manufacturer of cycles in the world.
Good morning. Have a nice day.
Raj Kadyan
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