Today’s Motto: ‘Life is what happens to us while we are busy making other plans’
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 Book!
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, 07 May….
1644 – Louis XIV of France inaugurated the Palace of Versailles.
1660 – Isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni. Macaroni is a variety of dry pasta in the shape of narrow tubes. If cut in lengths with a curve it is usually called elbow macaroni. The name comes from Italian maccheroni, plural form of maccherone. The academic consensus supports that the word is derived from the Greek makaria, a kind of barley broth which was served to commemorate the dead.
1878 – Joseph.R. Winters, US, received a patent for a fire escape ladder.
1834 – East India Company annexed Coorg , Mysore (now Karnataka). Raja Veer Rajendra, who was a cruel ruler, after formally decla
ring a war had captured Durg State.
1849 – Bethune College of Calcutta was established for the upper class Girls and it was started for female education.
1907 – The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay. This
service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market.
1954 – Indo-China War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Vietnamese victory (the battle began on March 13).
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990 – Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.
1990 – Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
1998 – Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$ 40 billion USD and forms Daimler Chrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.
2014 – Russian president Vladimir Putin bans cursing in creative works and media outlets, with fines on individuals and companies for using bad language; the stated purpose of the law is to protect Russian language and culture.
2017 – Film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion , with a total domestic gross collection of ₹1,429.83 crores broke a number of domestic records. Dangal (2016), which is the highest-grossing Indian film 
worldwide, was the previous highest-grossing domestic film, with a domestic gross of ₹538.03 crore (pic credit-IMDb.com).
2020 – Toxic leak at Indian chemical factory near Visakhapatnam kills at least 13 and injures many when it tried to reopen after lockdown.
2022 – Afghan women issued decree to cover their faces in public (hijab reaching head to toe) by Ministr
y for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, or her male guardian faces criminal punishment.
2025 – India launches Operation Sindoor thru’ airstrikes on multiple locations (09) on 
Pakistan border (Noor Khan, Muridke, Bahawalpur etc.), killing several ultras and their trainers, the strikes lasting just 52 minutes, early in the morning from 01.07 a.m. The operation was a well meditated and coordinated strike by Indian Air Force, Army and Navy to take a revenge of April 22, 2025 massacre of 26+ innocent Indian civilian tourists in Pahalgam (Kashmir) by Pak trained ultras. There was a big uproar amoung Indian citizens to take a proper revenge on Pakistan. On retaliatiatory attempts by Pak Air Force Indian air Force struck back at 11 of their military Air bases like Noor Khan,and others. The Oper
ation Sindoor was halted by Govt. of India on May 10, following an SOS request by Pak DGMO to his Indian counterpart. American President D Trump claimed to have brokered ceasefire but Indian Govt. denied any role of any foreign person or third party. (PM Modi also addressed the Nation on May 12)
Born…. 1711 – David Hume, Scottish philosopher, author, historian, economist, lawyer and judge. Wrote books on Criminal law, Also wrote thesis on human history and philosophy.
1861 – Guru Dev Rabindranath Thakur alias Tagore, novelist, painter, educationist and freedom fighter; Won Nobel Prize for his epic collection of poems Gitanjali Ghare, in 1913. Other works are Baire Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata Gora Jana Gana Mana Rabindra Sangeet Amar Shonar Bangla etc.
RIP…. 2001 – Prem Dhawan, well-kn
own story-writer, lyricist, music composer and cherographer. Famous songs for Shaheed, Pavitra Papi, Goonj Uthi Shehnai, Nanak Dukhiya Sab Sansar, Dhanna Bhagat Jeet etc.
2021 – Vanraj Bhatia,. popular lyricist, composer. Provided music for Sardari Begum, Surkhiyan, Junoon, Mandi, Tamas, Pardes,Ankur, 36 Chourangee Lane, Ramayana animation series etc. (pic c
redit-Hindustan Times)
RIP….1950 – Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
Titbits…. 1953 – A record 537-kg swordfish is caught by LE Marron, in Chile.
You may have known….
A City named : “JHUMRI TALAIYA” actually exists in Jharkhand State of India.
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
