Today’s Motto: ‘If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything’

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

On this day, 19 May….
1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest (pic credit-nationalgeographic.com).

1956 – The Indian govt bans six US and two British films for presenting a ‘disparaging’ impression of life in Africa, including ‘African Queen’ and ‘Mogambo’.

1961 – At Silchar Railway Station, Assam, 11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in the Bengali Language Movement (Barak Valley).

1971 – Indian Navy’s first submarine station started at ‘Veer Bahu’ in Visakhapatanam.

1987 – A patent for “keeping a head alive” was issued to Chet Fleming. A cabinet provides physical and biochemical support for an animal’s head severed from its body. Oxygenated blood and nutrients are circulated by means of tubes connected to arteries and veins that emerge from the neck. A series of processing components removes carbon dioxide and add oxygen to the blood. After being thoroughly tested on research animals, the patent suggests it might also be used on humans suffering from various terminal illnesses.

1993 – Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines.

2000 – A `civil coup’ in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.

2019 – Sprinter Dutee Chand comes out as India’s first openly gay professional athlete.

Born….

1913 – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, 6th President of India from July 1977 to July 1982. Ealier he was Chief Minister pf Andhra Pradesh, Central Minister and Speaker of Lok Sabha twice.

1938 – Girish Karnad, actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright. He worked in Kannada, Hindi, Malayalee, Tamil, Telugu films including Ek Tha Tiger, Vamsha Vriksha,  Tughlaq, etc. He was honoured with Jnanpeeth award in 1998 , Padma Bhushan and 4 Filmfare awards.

RIP….  1904 – Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology. He commenced cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.

1935 – Thomas Edward (T.E.) Lawrence was a British archaeological scholar, also known as “Lawrence of Arabia.

1980 – General T. N. Raina (Tapishwar Narain), 10th  Chief of Indian Armybetween May 15,  1975-May 31, 1978.HealsoservedinWW-II in Iraq and  later on Burma Front. During his tenure  as a  CoAS,  he is  believed  to have  refused to  PM Indira  for use  of military  against opposition agitation  during  Emergency  in 1975-77. He was later appointed High Commissioner to  Canada.  Awarded  MVC,  VSM  and Padma Bhushan.

2008 – Vijay Tendulkar, playwright,  screenwriter,  satitircal  literary person and  political activist. Hios plays  Shantata Court Chalu Aahe, Ghasiram Kotwal, Sakharam Binder etc. won him  great acclaiim and  various  national and international awards. He was honoured with  Padma Bhushan, Sangeet Natak  Akademi award and Fellowship,  National Film award for  Manthan  Screenplay and 3 Filmfare awards.

You may have known….

  Around the 17th century, India was one of the richest countries in the world  and  was  called  Sone  Ki Chidiya  too.

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