Today’s Motto: ‘Death ends a life, not a relationship’

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

On this day, 23 Jun….

930 – World’s oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament, was established.

1775 – The first American-made book was advertised in Philadelphia. Titled Impenetrable Secret, the book was printed and sold by Story and Humphreys. Sadly, no copy of the book has survived.

1784 – In Baltimore, America’s first balloonist, was a teenager,13-year-old Edward Warren, who soloed in a 35-foot diameter hot-air balloon held in place from the ground with a tether.

1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule of Milwaukee, Wisconsin received a patent for an invention he called a “Type-Writer. (

1964 – Arthur Melin obtained a patent for the hula-hoop.

1894 – The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin,  a French

1927 – All India radio broadcasting service started by a private transmitting station in Bombay and Calcutta.

1930 – The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and separation of Burma.

1946 – In South Africa, a group of white men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters.

1961 – The Antarctic Treaty, ensuring that Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes; for international cooperation in scientific research; and does not become the scene or object of international discord, comes into force.

1985 – Bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 ‘Kanishka’ in air near Ireland, 329 die. India’s top Space scientist Vikram Sarabhai died i the air crash, which was believed to have been done by Canadia Sikhs to avenge Operation Blue Star by Indira Gandhi govt. in 1984 (pic credit-news.bbc.co.uk). 

1992 – “Teen Bigha Day” protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.

2018 – Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa becomes the second-youngest grandmaster at 12 years, 10 months, 13 days (pic credit-starsunfolded.com).

Born….1952 – Raj Babbar, film actor. statrted as a theatre artist, acted  in successful Hindi and Punjabi    films like Insaf Ka Tarazu, Channa Pardesi, Long Da Lashkara, Aasra Pyaar Da, Shaheed Udham Singh, Teri Meri Ki Zindagi,  Ziddi, Aankhen,  Barassat, Saazish, Dallal etc. He also played the role of King Bharat in BR Chopra epic Mahabharat,  Bahadur Shah Zafar, Pukaar etc. He represented Janata Dal under VP Singh in Rajya Sabha and later Lok Sabha 2 times on Congress ticket.  He married Smita Patil and Nadira Babbar, after her death. He was nominated to Filmfare 4 times  (pic credit-india.com)

RIP….1953 – Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and national leader, founder of Jan Sangh Party.

1975 – General Prannath Thapar, 5th Army Chief from May 07, 1961 and the Chief during Chinese attack over India in 1962, where the FPM Nehru and Dfence Minister Menon  refused to use our Air Forces in the war and suffrered much humiliation. .

1980 – Varahagiri Venkata Giri, Fourth President of India. He was elected as  unofficial candidate defeating Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, the official candidate due to the “Call for Conscience ” by then PM Indira Gandhi  to support Giri.

1980 – Sanjay Gandhi, politician and General Secretary AICC (I). The younger son of  PM Indira Gandhi and brother of Rajiv Gandhi. He was an aviation enthusiast and  died during airmaneuvres  over Buddha Park in Delhi. He was also population control activist and enforced  ‘Nassalbandi’ on youth, especially onn Muslims of Old Delhi area.  is wife Maneka and Varun have been with the BJP since Maneka was forced to quit PM House after Sanjay death.

You may have known….

Chess was invented in India .

 

{Compiled by Lt. Ge. (R)  Raj Kadyan}