On this Day - Raj Kadyan

 Paths are made by walking.

On this day, 17 Jan....

1601 - Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India. (Asirgarh Fort is situated in the Satpura Range about 20 kilometres  north of the city of Burhanpur, in Madhya Pradesh). 

 1871 - U.S. patent was issued to Andrew S Hallidie for an “endless wire rope way” subsequently used for the first cable car to be put into service in the world for public transport.  

1905 - The first U.S. patent was issued for a punchboard to Charles A. Brewer and Clinton G. Scannell of Chicago, Illinois, described as “vending devices".

1916 - Professional Golfer Association (PGA) forms in New York City.

1928 - The first U.S. patent for a fully automatic photographic film developing machine was issued to its inventor, Anatol M. Josepho. It was an apparatus for developing film strips.

1941 - Subhashchandra Bose went underground at Calcutta. (He appeared in Moscow after some days).

1946 - United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting.

1981 - Central Government offers full statehood to Mizoram.

1991 - Operation Desert Storm begins - US led allies vs Iraq.

2012 - India and China agree to build a functional plan to address border issue.

2013 - In efforts to turn its back on nuclear power, Japan announces plans to build the world's largest offshore wind farm in the Fukushima Prefecture, near the site of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

2019 - Indian spiritual leader Ram Rahim Singh and two aides sentenced to life in prison for murdering journalist who exposed sexual abuse at the sect.

Born....

1917 - Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

1918 - Kamal Amrohi, screenwriter.

1933 - Aga Khan, religious leader.

1945 - Javed Akhtar, writer.

1950 - Honey Irani, writer.

1951 - Bindu, actress.

RIP....

1988 - Leela Mishra, actor.

2014 - Suchitra Sen, actor.

 You may have known....  

Squirrels were America’s most popular pet in 1700s.

Good morning. Have a nice day.

Raj Kadyan