Today’s Motto: ‘Conformity is comforting but not always conducive to growth’
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 Books!
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History !
On this day, 19 Feb….
1389 – The Sultan of Delhi, Humayun Khan (son of Sultan Muhammed Shah) was assassinated, leading to 
further instability in the Tughlaq dynasty. Tughlaq dynasty ruled India between 1320 and 1413 AD, Muhammed Bin Tughlaq was one of the powerful ruler, who shifted his capital to Tughlakabad, near Delhi, but his experiment failed and brought the fall of dynasty.
1831 – The York locomotive, the first practical coal-burning locomotive built in America, made its first trial run.
1863 – The first pipeline running from an oilfield to a refinery was completed at Oil Creek, Pennsylvania.
1878 – The phonograph was patented by Thomas A. Edison. His first recording was 
made reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb.
1891 – Amrit Bazar Patrika Daily, the prominent newspaper began its daily publication.
1949 – Mass arrests of Communist Party leaders and workers in India.
1977 – Deep-ocean researchers found an extraordinary oasis of extremophile life. New types of worms, clams and crabs were seen thriving around geothermal hot water
vents. The food-chain of the ecosystem depends upon bacteria oxidising hydrogen sulphide contained in the volcanic gases that spew out of the hot springs. Thus, the energy sour
ce that sustains this deep-ocean ecosystem is not sunlight, but rather the energy from chemical reaction (chemosynthesis (pic credit-mykyla.wordpress.com).
2019 – Vatican, the Church authority (in Rome) confirms secret Church guidelines for children of Priests.
1986 – The first computerized railway reservation ticket was introduced in India.
2026 – Vizag will host the International City Parade as part of the International Fleet Review (IFR).
Born…. 
1473 – Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician, astronomer and Catholic canon. He discovered that the Sun is the centre of our Universe, rather than the Earth, as was believed earlier. 1670 – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the legendary founder of the Maratha Empire. He was 
born on this day at Shivneri Fort. A pioneer of guerrilla warfare, he is celebrated annually across India as Chhatrapti Shivaji Jayanti. He established an independent Hindu kingdom out of Bijapur and set up the Bhonsle dynasty. He was a very sharp and astute commander, who escaped cunning Afjal Khan’s plan to kill him by deceit during a meeting (while hugging). Shivaji also escaped from Agra jail (of Auragzab) hidden in a fruit basket and gathered his army against mughal rulers.
1906- Guru Golvalkar (Madhav Sadashivrao). a grerat thinker, social reformer and the 2nd Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh between 1940-73, who wrote several books on Hindu sanskriti and society. He also founded Vishwa Hindu Parishad (pic credit-shradhanjli.com).
1987 – Sam Reid. Australian actress, news reader. Known for roles in The Newsreader, Belle, ’71, The Railway Man, Anonymous etc.
1993 – Victoria Justice- an American model, actor and pop/rock singer. Known for The First Time, Little Sister, Victorious etc. She has won ALMA awards, Kids’ Choice and various Young Artists awards etc.
RIP….. 1861 – Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges. She built the 
Dashmeshwar Kali temple in Kolkata.
1915 – Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and a senior leader of the Indian N
ational Congress and political mentor to Mahatma Gandhi. He was part of famous trioka of Freedom struggle called Bal-Gopal-Lal (Bal Gangadhar Tilak-Gopal Krishan Gokhale-Lala Lajpat Rai)- in early 20th century, through social awakening, education, removing caste system and other evils. . He was the Guru of MK Gandhi, edited a journal Sarvjanic Sabha journal and later published a weekly The Hitavada in 1911 to create social awareness in Indian society. He also founded the Servants of India Society alongwith great Nationalist MG Ranade in 1905.
1978 – Pankaj Mallick, famous Bengali music director and playback singer. He is known for many popular Bengali, Hindi songs and Rabindra Sangeet. He also did some evergreen song compositions with legendary KL Sehgal. (video credit-YouTube).
You may have known…. 1. Geographically, India extends 3,214 km from north to south (Kashmir to Kanyakumari) and 2,933 km from east to west (Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat). This makes the north-south distance greater than the east-west boundary extention. 2. A programme costing Rs. 4 crore for the manufacture of armaments and explosiv
es was launched in 1941 to meet the immediate requirements of war. The ordinance factories started producing 700 varieties of ammunition. There were pressing demands to meet the civilian requirements too. 
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
