Today’s Motto: ‘Fear of failure keeps us at the same place in life’

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

On this day,  Jul.02……..

1850 – The first U.S. patent for a gas mask with a self-contained breathing apparatus was issued for a “respiring apparatus.”

1867 – The first elevated railroad in the U.S. opened for traffic in New York City. The first half-mile test section was built by Charles T. Harvey on single columns.

1900 – The first directed flight of a Zeppelin was made in Germany, using a large internal metal frame containing multiple cells of hydrogen gas balloons.

1922 – A day before his 19th birthday, Ralph W. Samuelson of US became the first person to ride on water skis he had made as they are used today. Ben, his older brother towed him behind his work launch.

1940 – The first pontoon bridge of reinforced concrete in the U.S. was dedicated. (Fifty years after it was built, water from a heavy rainstorm filled the pontoons and the floating bridge sank into Lake Washington on 25 Nov 1990).

1957 – 1st submarine designed to fire guided missiles launched.

1972 – India & Pakistan sign Simla Agreement peace accord. The agreement, signed by PM Indira Gandhi and Pak PM Julfikar Ali Bhutto,  paved the way for diplomatic recognition of Bangladesh by Pakistan. The crunch was – “Both countries will “settle their differences by peaceful means through bilateral negotiations”. (Many Indian bureaucrats have later argued that a tacit agreement, to convert this LOC into international border, was reached during a one-on-one meeting between the two heads of government. However, Pakistani bureaucrats have denied any such thing).

1993 – ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance.

1999 – Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict.

2001 – Doctors at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, implanted the first self-contained, mechanical heart replacement into 59-year-old Robert Tools. The device, called the AbioCor, was battery powered and the size of a softball. Tools died almost five months later from multiple organ failure.
2002 – American businessman, Steve Fossett completes the first solo around-the-world Balloon Flight.

2018 – British divers discover 12 boys and their coach alive in Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Thailand after being trapped for 9 days by monsoon flooding.

2021 – India’s known COVID-19 death toll passes 400,000 with 30.45 million cases, amid expert speculation that over one million have died.

Born….

1955 – Raza Murad, Bollywood actor. First cousin of Zeenat Amaan, nephew of Amanullah Khan who wrote scripts for Mughl-e Azam and Pakeezah.

1958 – Pavan Malhotra. TV and Bollywood actor. Known for roles in serials Nukkad, Chhoti Si Zindgi, Shiksha Manadal and films 72 Hoorein, Jo Jatt Bigarh Gaya, Black Friday, Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, etc. Won National Award in Fakir,  2 Filmfare Telgu awards (pic credit-News 18)

1986 – Lindsay Lohan. US actress, singer, lyricist. Known for roles in Mean Girls, The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday, Just My Luck etc.
RIP….

1757 – Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula; was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar.
Titbits….

1843 – An alligator falls from sky during a thunderstorm in Charleston, South Carolina. (A newspaper report from the Times-Picayune of the day said, “….We have not been lucky enough to find any one who saw him come down – but the important fact that he was there is incontestible – and as he couldn’t have got there any other way, it was decided unanimously that he rained down. Besides, the beast had a look of wonder and bewilderment about him, that showed plainly enough he must have gone through a remarkable experience….”
You may have known….
A year like the year of 1961, which reads the same upside down, will not happen again until the 6009.

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