Today’s Motto: ‘Wonder is the beginning of wisdom’
As Every Day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in History Book
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, July 15:
1815 – Napoleon surrenders to Captain Frederick Maitland of HMS Bellerophon at Rochefort 
after his earlier defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
1904 – 1st Buddhist temple in US inaugurated, in Los Angeles, California.
1979 – Morarji Desai resigns as premier, following the break up of Janata Party which had come to power after 21 months of Emergency rule in India. Desai resigned as Chaudhary Charan Singh broke away with his M.P.s of Bhartiya Kisan Dal and formed Govt. in Delhi with Congress Party support.
Born Today: 1611 – Raja Jai Singh I ( called Mirza). Raja of Amer state, a commander of Akber’s army who married his sister to Emperor Akbar.
1903 – K Kamraj. former chief minister of Madras state (now Tamil Nadu) from April 1954 to Oct. 1963. Was Congress President in 1964, helped Indira Gandhi become PM of India after Shastriji’s death in 1966. Kamraj f
ormula helped Mrs Gandhi to split the party and retain power with Communist party support.
1969 – Vijay Shekhar Sharma. Indian financial transactions technologies. Launched One97 Communications, PayTm wich launched an IPO in 2021 worth $ 2.5 B and got a valuation of $ 19 B. Won several awards.
1976 – Diane Kruger. German actress famous for roles in Helen, Troy, Out of the Blue, National Treasure etc
. Won a Cannes Film Awards Trophie for her role In The Fade in 2017 as a debutant.
Died Today -1919 – Emil Fischer. German scientist and 
Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry .
2004 – Anton Chekhov. Russian writer, artist, theatre actor. Influenced by Leo Tolstoy, Alexander Pushkin. Won awards and honors for his 4 popular plays.
{compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan} with inputs from NewsOnRadar.com Bureau}
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