Today’s Motto: ‘Never complain, never explain. These always fall on deaf ears’
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, 15 Oct….
1492 – Christopher Columbus noted in his Journal the use of tobacco among Indians—the first recorded reference to tobacco.
1686 – Aurangzeb attacked and conqured Bijapur and this was the end of the Muslim Adilshahi’s era.
1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte arrives on island of St Helena to begin his exile.
1932 – Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
1949 – Process of the integration of the Indian State was completed when the last 
three states – Tripura, Manipur and Banaras were merged.
1950 – The first American radio paging service, Aircall of New York City, sent the first page to a doctor who was on a golf course 25 miles away.
1997 – Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain’s most prestigious liter
ary award ‘Booker Prize’ for her novel “The God of Small Things”‘ in 1997. She’s now a political activist on Human Rights and Environmental issues.
2003 – China became the third nation to send a man into space.
2017 – MeToo Movement: Actress Alyssa Milano’s tweet “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’” prompts flood of replies across Facebook, 
Instagram and Twitter (pic credit-Shutterstock.com).
Born….
1542 – Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605). Wise and popular adminitrator, he had 9 intelligent ministers called Navrattans including Tan Sen, Birbal , Todar Mal and Mulla Do Pyaza etc. He launched new religion called Deen-e-Ilahi by adding all best verses and themes from Islam, Hindu, Jain, Christian and Zoroastranian religious books.His son Jehangir was more cruel and hardliner muslim ruler.
1931 – Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as “APJ”, famous Indian scientist and pion
eer of India’s missile programme, and 11th President of India, between 2002-07, He was awarded Padam Bhushan, Verr Savarkar and Bharat Ratna awards. (pic credit-Britannica).
1957 – Mira Nair, Indo-American film director/producer. Known for out of the box subject films like Salaam Bombay, Kama Sutra, Missisippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair, Amelia and The Reluctant Fundamentalist. She won Padma Bhushan, Natinal Film awad, Golden Lion, Zee Cine and several awards. (Pic credit-Ford Foundation)
RIP….
1918 – Shirdi ke Saibaba’ better known as ‘Saibaba’. (He was around 70. Born in a Brahmin family at Patri village in Hyderabad, he was saint to people of all castes and creeds).
1990 – Om Shivpuri, popular theatre and Bollywood actor. Known for character roles in films like Mausam, Adventures of Tarzen, Aap To Aise Na The, Andhiyan etc.
You may have known….
Sikh Wedding: A Sikh wedding is similar to a Punjabi wedding. The only difference being that it takes place during the day (mostly on Sundays) in Gurudwara, where the Ardaas are recited (pic credit-Weddings).
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}