Today’s Motto: ‘Dreams are strange – they first seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable’

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

On this day, 20 Nov ….

1873 – Rival cities of Buda and Pest across river Danube,  unite to form the capital Budapest of Hungary. The twin cities history goes back to years  14 BC, later occupiesd by Romans in 896 AD.  Buda became capital of Kingdom of Hungary  in 1361. Later conquered by Ottoman Empire (Turkish) and occupied until  1686, defeated by Hubsburgs, who built a chain bridge on river Danube and unted Buda and Pest to form capital Budapest.

1917 – Use of first tank battle (Britain breaks through German lines).
1955 – Polly Umrigar scores India’s 1st Test Cricket double century, 223 vs. New Zealand.

1962 – China declared a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War, marking the end of the conflict.

1969 – The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings.

1995 – Princess Diana admits she cheated on British  Prince Charles in a TV interview.

2014 – North Korea threatens nuclear tests  and activity has been detected at one of the nation’s nuclear facilities; the threat was made after the U.N. recommended trying North Korean officials in the International Criminal Court for human rights crimes.

2019 – Snakes lived with hind legs for 70 million years (Najash rionegrina), according to research from La Buitrera Palaeontological Area, Argentina, published in “Science Advances“.

Born…. 1750 – Tipu Sultan (Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu) , was the sultan of Mysore  (1782-99) who continued fighting  against Marathas,  Malabar and Sir rulers  and  negotiating  truces with  British  in  1784-89.  Used  rocket artillery  and won Carnatic  and  Srirangapatnam,  Travancore, Cochin etc. from  Dutch  controls.  Was  called  Tiger  of  Mysore for his bravery and  winning  wars of South.

1942 – US President Joe Biden turns 82 years, becoming first octogenarian to serve in country’s highest office. Served a Democratic Party Senator from  Delaware between 1973-2009 and became VP under Barack Obama from 2009-17. Became 46th President in 2021.

1946 – Judy Woodruff -American TV broadcaster. Managing Editor of PBS NewsHour up to end 2022.

1956 – Bo Derek (Mary Cathleen Collins) is an American actress who acted in about 15 films from childhood, was nominated for Golden Globe award in 1980 (pic credit-TMDB). 

1962 – Raj Kumar Hirani, Bollywood  filmmaker.  Is referred as one of the most successful filmmakers of Indian cinema for having  produced/directed  new wave movies like Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., PK, Sanju, 3idiots, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Ferrari Ki Sawari, Saala Khadoos, Dunki  etc.,  won  4 National Film and11 Filmfare awards.

1969 – Shilpa Shirodhkar,  model and Bollywood actor, known for films like Khuda Gawah, Hum, Pehchan, Bhrashtachar, Bewafa Sanam, Kishen Kanhaiya, Ankhen, Raghuvir, Gopi Kishen etc.  She won a Filmfare, some nominations and Zee Rishta award for her roles.

RIP: – 1882-Henry Draper. American doctor, astronomer. Known for Astrophotography.

1910 – Leo Tolstoy. Legendary Russian novelist.  One of the greatest writers who wrote epics  War and Peace, Anna Karenina,  Childhood, What Men Live By, After the Ball, Hasdji Murat,  The Lion And The Dog etc. He was nominated to Nobel Prize in 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906 but was never given the award.

You may have known….  Inflation Rate in India averaged 6.75 percent from 2012 until 2017,  reaching  an all time high of 12.17 percent in November of 2013 and a record low of 1.54 percent in June of 2017.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}