Today’s Motto: ‘Life is a paradox. What is normal for the spider, is chaos for the fly’

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

On this day, 02 Dec….
(National Pollution Control Day is observed to remember the victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy).

1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte crowned France’s  emperor. He remained on throne from May 1804 to 1814 and again for a short period in 1815. He faught many wars  to become  sole powerful  across the globe, and won  over Austria, Prussia and attacked England  but could not, then attacked  Russia but could not win and had  to retreat to Paris  after  a distrous  war in which over 4,00,000 soldiers.

1877 – Louis-Paul Cailletet became the first to liquefy oxygen.

1942 – The first self-sustained nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated in Chicago. (Fifteen years later to the day, in 1957, the first full-scale atomic electric generating station in the U.S. began operation in Pennsylvania, generating 60 megawatts of power).

1982 – Jarvik-7, the first permanent artificial heart ever used for a human patient.                                             1901 – King Camp Gillette begins selling Safety Razor Blades.

1927 – 1st Model A Fords sold, for $385.

1971 – UAE was formed by joining 7 Emirates which were under UK rule until 1947 and later independent oil rich   islands. Abu Dhabi is its capital.                                                                                       1911 – King George V and Queen Mary arrive in India. They were the first British monarch and his consort to visit the country. The iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai was later built to commemorate their arrival in India. (pic credit-npg.org.uk). 

1942 – Sri Aurobindo Ashram School established. Located in Puducherry (Pondicherry), it was later renamed the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education.

1946 – The Constituent Assembly of India first met to draft the nation’s constitution.

1964 – Law enforcement officers across Kerala state arrested more than 500 individuals, charging them with planning nationwide sabotage.

1984 – Following the Bhopal Gas disaster on the night of December 2, 1984, the ICMR initiated a series of interdisciplinary investigations on the health of the people with severe, moderate and mild exposure. A Coordinating Unit, which was later re-designated as the Bhopal Gas Disaster Research Centre was established  in 1985 at the Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, to monitor and coordinate the managerial and technical aspects of the various projects.     It is alleged the chief of Union Carbide M  Warren Anderson was  allowed to escape by the state and central govts led by then  CM Arjun Singh and Prime Minister  Rajiv Gandhi respectively to save him  from prosecution.

1999 – The Indian government approved private sector investment in the insurance sector.

2014 – English theoretical physicist, cosmologist  and author Stephen Hawking claims that Artificial Intelligence could be a “threat to mankind” and spell the end of the human race.

Born…. 1855 – Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founders of Indian National Congress and social reformer.

1937 – Shiv Sena leader,  Maharasthra politician and former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi from 2002-04.  He also  became the first Shiv Sena-BJP Chief Minister in Maharasthra from 1995-99. (pic credit-starsunfolded.com)

1959 – Boman Irani, talented  Bollywood actor, photographer, producer. Has acted in over 100 films in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil  films like Khosla ka Ghosla, Munna Bhai MBBS, La

ge Raho Munna Bhai, Main Hoon Na, 3 Idiots, Don, Dunki, Happy New Year, Unchai, Kaappaan, The Mehta Boys  etc. He won a Filmfare and 2 nominations apart from StarDust, Producers’ Guild and Global Indian awards. (pic credit-IMDb) 

1960 – Silk Samitha (Vijayalakshmi Vedlapati),  South Indian  romantic and in mostly sexcist  roles,  who worked in Tamil and Telugu cinema between 1979  and 1996 (till death)  starting wth Vandichakkram and  did  Sadma, Play Girls, Spadikam, Moondram Pirai etc. She aso did Kannada, Malyalam and Hindi films.   Her death (Sept. 22, 1996) remains a mystery as she was found hanging in her hotel room early morning after she had  called her friend Anuradha for some discussion; though it was told later,  she died due to excessive drinking.  (pic credit-bollywoodshadis.com) , .

1970 – Kashmira Shah, Bollywood actor who acted in Marathio and Bollywood films like Khatron Ke Khiladi,  Entertainment, Marne Bhi Do Yaaro, Wake Up Sid, Aur Pappu Paas Ho Gaya, Shikari, City of God,  and some shows like Nach Baliye, Fear Factor, Bigg Boss etc. .

RIP…. 1552 – Father Francis Xavier, Portuguese Jesuit priest. He started his mission by training and employing native clergy in conversion efforts. He spread Christianity to India, Malay Archipelago and Japan.

You may have known…. 1. Most recent data from late 2025 indicate Indian population between 1.46 and 1.48 billion, with a net population increase of around 1.5 million per month.                                                                         2.  You are 1% shorter in the evening than in the morning.  It’s due to some  Circadian rhythms affect many bodily functions,   which  include sleep patterns, hormone release, appetite, digestion, body temperature, blood pressure, activity level, inflammation, fertility, mood,  and brain functions ,                                                                                                                            {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R)  Raj Kadyan}