Today’s Motto: ‘If you want to be happy, stop feeling sorry for yourself’

This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!

On this day, 1 Jul….

1781 – British troops halted Hyder Ali’s progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and became subdued. (He was succeeded by Tipu Sultan).
1858 – The Wallace-Darwin theory of evolution was first published.

1862 – Calcutta High Court was inaugurated.

1905 – Albert Einstein introduces his theory of relativity.
1934 – The first X-ray photograph of the whole body taken in a one-second exposure, using ordinary clinical conditions. The one-piece radiograph was made by Arthur W. Fuchs of the Eastman Kodak Company.

1947 – Independence of India Bill passed.

1955 – Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.

1967 – BBC2 began its first scheduled, but limited, colour television service in England with a 4-hr outside broadcast (OB) from the Wimbledon Tennis Championship. The OB used the only colour mobile control room that the BBC had available.

1968 – Asia’s biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.

1975 – PM Indira Gandhi declared a 20-point economic programme.

1997 – The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.

2014 – Japan updates its constitution to allow self-defence forces to assist in defending allied nations that come under attack. (The change does not extend to assisting in other external military conflicts).

2015 – US and Cuba announce agreement to re-open embassies and establish full diplomatic ties.

2021 – President Xi Jinping makes a defiant address at celebrations in Tiananmen Square, Beijing to mark the the 100 year centenary of the Chinese Communist Party where several students were killed and more arrested for calling for Liberalisation.

Born :  1913 – General Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army from 1967-69.

1938 – Pt. Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player. Was awarded Padma Vibhushan, Sangeet Natak Academy and  Dinanath Mangeshkar awards.

1961 – Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales. First wife of King Charles III. She died in a car accident on August 31, 1997 in Paris.

1961 – Kalpana Chawla, the first Indo-American woman astronaut, who went into space in 1997. But unfortunately she died in her second space mission when returning from space in Columbia Space Shuttle alingwith 6 other US astronauts on Feb. 01, 2003. Was awarded NASA Special Medal and US Congressional  Space Medal of Honor.

1967 – Pamela Anderson, Canadian-Americal actress, model, media   person. Won several film awards in Canada, a Golden Globe, Texas Film Critics’ and Screen Actors Guild etc.

RIP…. 1985 – Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, Chief of Air Staff. Died in office (pic credit-Chankya Defence Foundation).

2004 – Marlon Brando, famous American actor and activist. Known for roles in films The Godfather, Last Tango in Paris. Won several awards like 2 Academy, 2 Golden Globe and one Cannes and 3 British Academy Awards. His worth was estimated at $ 100 million in 2004.

1997 – Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson for biting Holyfield.

You may have known….
The average person produces enough saliva in their lifetime to fill two swimming  pools.

                                                                                                           {Compiled by  Lt. Gen. (R)  Raj Kadyan & NewsOnRadar.com Bureau}