Motto for Today: ‘A leader must boost self-esteem of his group.’

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

On this day, 14 August….

1457 – Oldest known exactly dated printed book.

1782 – Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies.

1820 – The first U.S. eye hospital, was founded in New York City in two rooms by a young physician, Dr. Edward Delafield. Hundreds of people were saved from blindness at a time that certain affections of the eye had been regarded as incurable.

1885 – The first Japanese patent was issued to Zuisho Hotta for his formulation of an antifouling paint for ship hulls made of lacquer, powdered iron, red lead, persimmon tannin, and other ingredients.

1888 – Oliver B. Shallenberger, of Rochester, US, received a patent for the electric meter.

1893 – France issues 1st driving licenses, included required test.

1894 – The first wireless transmission of information using Morse code was demonstrated by Oliver Lodge during a meeting of the British Association at Oxford. A message was transmitted about 150 yards. This demonstration predated the work of Guglielmo Marconi, who began his experiments in 1896.

1938 – BBC’s 1st feature film on TV (Student of Prague).

1945 – V-J Day; Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II.

1947 – Pakistan gains independence from Britain.

1948 – Bradman’s last Test Cricket innings.

1953 – The whiffle ball, a ball that curved when it was thrown, was invented by David Mullany Sr. for his 13-year-old son.

1975 – Military coup against Bangla Desh president Mujib ur-Rahman.

1986 – Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto arrested.

2000 – Two onboard torpedoes explode on the Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea, which eventually killed all onboard, despite a rescue operation.

2016 – Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt wins coveted 100m Olympic 100m gold medal in 9.81 at Rio de Janeiro Olympics – first man to win the event 3 times.

2019 – Pakistan PM Imran Khan strongly criticizes India for revoking Kashmir’s special status and putting it under lockdown in address in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.

Born….

1774 / Ram Mohan Roy, philosopher.

1920 – Air Chief Marshal Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Former Air Chief.

1923 – Kuldip Nayar, journalist.

1961 – Mohnish Behl, actor.

1983 – Sunidhi Chauhan, singer.

RIP….

1998 – Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s.

2011 – Shammi Kapoor, actor and director.

2012 – Vilasrao Deshmukh, politician.

Today: 2022 – Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, known as ‘Big Bull’ of India stock markets

Titbits….

1932 – Philips makes 1 millionth radio.

You may have known….

A dolphin’s hearing is so acute that it can pick up an underwater sound from fifteen miles away.

Good morning. Have a nice day.

{Compilation credits–Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}