Today’s Motto: ‘Anger of a gentleman is one of the most fearful things’

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On this day, 11 Feb….

660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. His dynasty is believed to have lived until 571 AD.  (pic credit-alchetron.com).

1531 – Henry VIII, king of England, recognised as supreme head of Church in England following the schism with Rome.

1808 – Judge Jesse Fell developed a method to burn the stone coal without the use of forced air and his fireplace grate opened up the home heating market.

1818 – Britishers captured the ‘Ajinkyatara’ fort which belonged to the Marathas.

1852 – First British public female toilet opens (Bedford Street, London).

1922 – The use of insulin to treat diabetes in a dog was announced in their first paper published on the subject by the Canadian surgeon Frederick Banting and his assistant Charles Best.

1928 – The La-Z-Boy reclining chair was invented.

1942 – “Archie” comic book debuts in collaboration amongst  publisher John L. Goldwater,  artist Bob Montana and  writer Vic Bloom, is the main character in the Archie Comics franchise, including the long-running Archie Andrews radio series, a syndicated comic strip

1954 – The largest light bulb, rated at 75,000-watts, was lit at the Rockefeller Centre in New York, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Thomas Edison’s first light bulb. (It was allowed to cool for five minutes after burning for three minutes).

1969 – Diana Crump becomes 1st US woman jockey to ride against men.

1979 – Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial. Netaji hoisted the Indian National flag in Port Blair and announced the formation of Azad Hind Govt. in the islands, freed from the British.

1990 – Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa.

1998 – KVBC-FM (Las Vegas) offers Monica Lewinsky $5M for  an interview.

2011 – Egyptian Revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests.

2019 – Artificial Intelligence system meant to assist diagnosis in the future, pitted against physicians in test to diagnose 600,000 patients in results published in “Nature Medicine”, A.I. won, just.

Born…. 1847 – Thomas Alva Edison, great scientist and inventor of electric light lamp.

1917 – T. Nagi Reddy, Indian revolutionary. Joined  Communist Party after independence.

1957 – Tina Munim, former model and romantic Bollywood actor. She’s known for her roles  in Des Pardes with veteran Dev Anand,  Lootmaar,  Baaton Baaton  Mein,  Karz, Manpasand,  Pukar, Fifty Fifty  etc. She was awarded Femina Teen Miss India in 1975 and attended Miss Teenage Intercontinental contest in Aruba to  win a runner-up  prize. She  married  industrialist  Anil  Ambani in Feb. 1991   and bade good bye to her filmy career.

RIP….  1942 – Jamnalal Bajaj, great industrialist of Pune (Maharashtra), social reformer, freedom fighter and a Gandhiwadi.

1968 – Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and  one of founders of Jansangh. Former President of the Party.

1977 – Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad,  the 5th President of India beteween 1975 – 77.

1993 – Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and script writer. He wrote for many successful films like Bharosa, Mahal, Pagal, Pakeezah,  Daera, Razia Sultan etc. He married  legendary film heroine  Meena Kumari though they fell out and she divorced Amrohi in 1964.

You may have known….
The real beginning of the modem industry in India is recognised with the establishment of cotton textile industry at Mumbai in 1854. This industry grew tremendously in 1870s due to a spurt in demand in the wake of the American Civil War. By 1875-76, the number of cotton textile mills rose to 47.   

                                                                                        {Compiled by Lt. Gen.  (R)  Raj Kadyan}