Today’s Motto:’If you have a strong purpose in life, you don’t need to be pushed…..

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

On this day, 27 Dec….

1845 – Ether anaesthetic was first used in Child-birth.

1911 – ‘Jana Gana Mana…. ,’India’s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta. Song was written by Nobel laurate Rabindra Nath Tagore.

1962 – India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.

1977 – The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi. The break away faction was led by Babu Jagjivan Ram, who was earlier Agriculture Minister in Congress Govt. during Emergency. Other members of this faction were Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, Nandini Satpathi and more (pic credit-TimesContent).

1979 – Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown.

1992 – The Central government decides to acquire the disputed area in Ayodhya.

2007 – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated by a suicide bomber.

2012 – In his first political speech, marking the five-year anniversary of his mother’s death, ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, vows to maintain democracy and fight militancy.

2013 – An error on the Delta Air Lines website allows thousands of customers to buy tickets for super-low fares, some 90% below regular ticket prices; Delta takes responsibility for the error, and will honour ticket purchases as well as frequent flier miles earned on the reduced-fare flights.

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1796 – Mirza Ghalib (Asadullah Baig Khan) ,  great Urdu, Hindi  and Persian  poet and writer. Was born at Agra and later shifted to  the Bahadur Shah Zafar’s Darbar in  Delhi and Lakore. He  was awarded  with Dabir-ul-Mulk, Nazm-ud-Daul, Mirza Nosha and  other titles  for his  Shayari,  mostly  romantic  and  sarcasm over  social life  in those  days. His house in Chandni Chowk  Delhi is now converted as his memorial.

1822 – Louis Pasteur, French chemist who became a founder of microbiology. He created and tested vaccines for diphtheria, cholera, yellow fever, plague, rabies, anthrax, and tuberculosis.

1955 – Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar.  Indian  crime boss, terrorist who is reported to have set up a crime and Black money empire called D-Company,  in Mumbai and committed several terror acts in collaboration with Pakistan’s  anti-India groups and ISI in 1970s onwards. He fled  to Dubai in 1986 when  Indian police  teams tried to catch him and prosecute for his anti-India  deeds. He is  now  belived to be in Pakistan.

1965 – Salman Khan,  popular Bollywood actor mostly in romantic and dabang roles. Son of former script writer Salim Khan  (Salim-Javed Jodi), started his film carrer with  Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) and then Maine Pyar Kiya, Pather Ke Phool, Saajan, Judwa, Hello Brother, Baghi etc. over 125 films. He was  honored with Filmfare and National Film awards twice each and Zee Cine, Screen awards etc.

RIP….

1975 – Explosion at Chasnala Colliery in Dhanbad, India, collapses drowning 350.

1976 – Yashpal, veteran modern Hindi litterateu, freedom fighter who wrote many books and articles on social, political issues. He was awarded with Padam Bhushan in 1970 and Sahitya Akademy award in 1976.

You may have known….

Cows have best friends and experience stress when they are  taken away  from their friends!  (pic credit-iStock.com)                                                                                                                                                                                      {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R)  Raj Kadyan)