Today’s Motto: ‘A good plan meticulously executed now, is better than a perfect plan executed next week’
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, Aug. 16…….
1829 – The original siamese twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, arrived in Boston. They were born of Chinese parents in Siam (Thailand). Upon immigrating in to the U.S., they adopted Bunker as their surname.
1858 – Queen Victoria sent the first official telegraph message across the Atlantic Ocean from London to the US. (Test messages had been exchanged for 10 days).
1932 – Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
1960 – Captain Joseph W. Kittinger made the longest delayed parachute jump on record when he bailed out of a balloon at 102,800 feet and dropped 84,700 feet (31,330 m) or 16.04 miles before opening his parachute over New Mexico. (pic credit-Air Force Times)
2014 – India put the INS Kolkata into service; the battleship, built locally, is the second to be commissioned during the year and signals the nation’s intent to update its military in response to concern regarding China’s growth.
2018 – Unprecedented flooding and landslides in Kerala, India, reported to have killed 106 people with 150,000 homeless.
Born….
1899 – Robert Bunsen, German chemist. (We all remember his Bunsen burner from our Chemistry lab days).
1922 – Raunaq Singh, great industrialist and philanthropist.
1960 – David Dhawan, popular Bollywood director, who mostly teamed with actor Gpvinda to give viewers successful movires like Raju Babu, Herto No. 1, Partner, Mujhse Shadi Karogi, Shola Aur Shabnam, Coollie No. 1, Judwa and Mein Tera Hero etc. He was awarded Filmare awards twice and Lifetime Achievement award in 2024.
1970 – Manisha Koirala, Nepal born Bollywood and Tamili actor, she gave excellent performance in Guddu, Lal Badshah, Lady Tiger, Jaani Dushman, Karma etc. She won one Filmfare South and 3 main catgory awards. .
1970 – Saif Ali Khan, Bollywood actor, son of famous cricketer MAK Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore. Acted in Yeh Dillagi, Chef, Tara Ram Pam, Ek Hasina Thi, Tu Chor Mein Sipahi, Tushan etc. Won 3 Filmfare and 3 nominations to Filmfare awards
RIP….
1886 – Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Chatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.
1977 – Elvis Presley, American musician, dies of cardiac arrhythmia.
You may have known….
Fighting fire with fire – Agni Keli, Mangalore: Every year in the month of April, the Festival of Kateel Durga Parameswari Temple is celebrated over 8 days. Of the many themed performances during this time, the centuries-old tradition of Agni Keli is the most intriguing. Hundreds of bare-bodied devotees hurl flaming palm fronds at each other. Spectators watch as these men attempt to set one another ablaze! Those who suffer burns are then sprayed with water of the kumkumarchana.
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
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