Today’s Motto: ‘What you think is not important. What you Do is’

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

On this day, 19 Jul….

1296 – Allau’d-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assassinating Jalal’ud-din Khalji.

1843 – The S.S. Great Britain, the world’s first all-metal liner, was launched from Bristol, England. It became the world’s first iron-hulled steamship to cross the Atlantic (1845). From being a luxury liner, it later became a ferry carrying troops to the Crimea and India, then a cargo ship, finally abandoned in the Falkland Islands following storm damage (1886). On this day in 1970, it was towed back to Bristol’s Great Western Dock (where it was originally built) to be restored by volunteers.

1877 – 1st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Spencer W Gore beats Marshall ; 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. (pic credit-sportskeeda.com).

1900 – The Métropolitan subway (Métro) in Paris opened the first eight stations on its first line running east-west through the centre of the city. Within two months the total number of stations became 18.

1939 – Dr Roy P Scholz is 1st surgeon to use fiberglass sutures.

1949 – Raja of Tehri Garhwal announces merger with Indian Union (pic credit-indianrajputs.com).

1961 – 1st in-flight movie shown, TWA.

1969 – Indira  Gandhi  Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.

1974 – Revolutionary Udham Singh’s   ashes brought to Delhi from London.

1987 – Rajiv Gandhi, Congress President, expels V.P. Singh from Congress and orders probe into Ajitabh Bachhan’s property abroad.

1994 – The Tamil Nadu Bill for continuance of the 69% reservation policy in the state receives  President’s assent.

2000 – “The Centre has no locus standi in Thackeray case”, says  Prime Minister Vajpayee and rejects the resignations of Shiv Sena nominees in the Union Cabinet– Manohar Joshi, Suresh Prabhu and Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil.

Born…. 1955 – Roger Michael Humphery Binny, Indian medium-pacer,  all-rounder in early 1980s. He was the highest wicket-taker during 1983, -85  World Cups. Binny  is the current President of BCCI, but may resign soon due to age limit.  He was earlier National Selector, President of Karnataka State  Cricket Association and Coach for India’s Under-19 team  in 2000.

1961 – Harsha Bhogle, journalist, famous sports commentator. He has also conducted varios TV shows and authored several books viz., Hat Trick, Two Nations: One Obsession, Champions League  Twenty-20 Championship Trophy, 2007  ICC World Cup Twenty20 etc.

RIP…. 1982 – Mira Behn, ( Madeleine Slade), a Brtsh citizen who supported India’s Freedom Struggle and came to India in 1920s, became a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi’s Ahimsa and peaceful  Disobedience (pic credit-telgraphindia.com).

You may have known….

India has 14 major river systems according to the classification by the Food and Agriculture Organization. These systems include the Indus, Brahmaputra, Ganga, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, Krishna, and Mahanadi, among others.

                                                                                                   {Compiled  by  Lt. Gen. (R)  Raj Kadyan}