Today’s Motto: ‘The beautiful is also invariably bizarre’
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, 10 Nov ….
1659 – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire, killed the Adilshahi general Afzal Khan in the Battle of Pratapgarh. This was a pivotal moment in Maratha history, marking their rise as a significant power in the region.
1698 – East Ind
ia Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time.
1891 – Granville T. Woods patents electric railway.
1901 – Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.
1940 – Walt Disney begins serving as an informer for the Los Angeles office of the FBI; his job is to report back information on Hollywood subversives.
1990 – Chandra Shekhar Singh sworn in as 8th Prime Minister of India. He remained in this office till June 21,1991. Known as one of the Young Turks in the Congress Party during Indira Gandhi’s rule, but resigned the party following differences on declaration of Emergency in 1975. He was elected as Janata Party President in 
1977 and remained so till 1988. Chandra Shekhar was elected to Rajya Sabha 3 times from 1962 to 1977 and Lok Sabha 8 times since 1977 to 2004 except in 1984. He is discredited for having to mortage Indian Gold with the IMF and World Bank for recuperating India’s Forex kitty. Chaudhary Devilal was his Dy. Prime Minister during the 7 month term.
2008 – India and Qatar signed a defence and security agreement in Muscat, 
significantly strengthening strategic relations between the two countries. 2022 – Af
ghanistan’s ruling Taliban ban women from using public parks and funfairs.
Born…. 1848 – Surendranath Banerji, popularly known as Rashtraguru. He was President of the Indian National Congress twice, in 1895 at Pune and in 1902 at Ahmedabad.
1964 – Ashutosh Rana, popular Indian actor, producer, director author and TV person. He worked in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, films like Vishnu Vijaya, Vishnu Sena, Avtara Purusha, Dushman, Raaz, Haasil, Ka
liyug, Kasoor, LOC, Ab ke Pathan, Sangharsh, War, Bheed etc. He wrote thought proking books Ramrajya Ashutosh, Maun Muskan ki Maar, Was awarded Filmfare twice and Zee Cine award twioce. He married a famous TV presenter Renuka Shahane.
1974 – Simone Singh, Bollywood actress . Known for roles in serials Heena, Aandhi, and film Bahu Begham, Kasshish, Ek Hasina Thi, Maza Ma, She won StarDust, Indian Tellyand ITA Awards awards 3 times.
RIP….. 1938 – Mustaf Kamal Ataturk, Turkey’s freedom fighter, Marshal who establish
ed Republic of Turkey. after long Italy-Turkey Bulkan Wars. Was President of Turkey between 1923-38.
1982 – Leonid Brezhnev. General Secretary and USSR Head of Govt. after Joseph Stalin from 196
4 -82. Was a strong leaders of Russian Block during Cold War era against American Block. He supported India during Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 Indo-Park War negating the American pressure.
2008 – Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan, was an American human computer and computer 
programmer who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and NASA, at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia (pic credit-museumofthebible.com).
2009 – Simple Kapadia, film actor, costume designer, model was the sister of veteran 
actress Dimple Kapadia. . Known for roles in Anurodh, Ehsaas, Dulha Bikta Hai, Rudaali, Darr, Jeevan Dhara, Pyar Ke Do Pal etc. She won a National award for designing costumes in Rudaali.
2015 – Helmut Schmidt- (Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmid) t was a member of the Social 
Democratic Party of Germany, who served as the Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. Was a liberal but his policies on Defence and Finance made him popular alongwith Chancellor Willy Brandt.
Titbits…. Languages: Many of the principal languages of India belong to two families, the Indo-European and t
he Dravidian. Also, three languages of the Sino-Tibetan family have official status in the northeastern region of the country. The Dravidian languages are unique to the Indian subcontinent. They are often spoken in the south of the country. Hindi, an Indo-European language, is the most widely spoken language. Hindi has various different dialects. Other major languages of India are Bengali and Marathi.
You may have known…. Recent 2025 data indicates that India has 3,975 towed artillery guns, while Pakistan has 2,629. {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Kadyan}
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