Today’s Motto: ‘An inch of movement takes you farther than a mile of intention’

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

On this day, 22 Oct….

1797 – The first successful parachute jump was made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, released from a balloon 2,230-ft above the Parc Monceau, Paris.

1883 – 1st New York Horse Show held (Madison Square Garden).

1897 – World’s 1st car dealer opens in London.

1938 – Xerography, using a sulphur coating on a zinc plate, vigorously rubbed with a handkerchief to apply an electrostatic charge was first demonstrated. by Chester F. Carlson. Xeroxis a term coming from “xerography” which means dry writing and is a trademark.

1947 – Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent. Was then invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government.

1962 – Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

1964 – French philosopher/author Jean-Paul Sartre refuses Nobel prize. He propounded the Theory of Existentiialism, theory of Human Freedom. (pic credit-The Poetics).

1981 – Aspartame artificial sweetener was approved for tabletop use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

1983 – The Indian Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years.

2008 – India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1. The mission was a major boost to India’s space programme, as India researched and developed its own technology in order to explore the Moon. The vehicle was successfully inserted into lunar orbit on 8 November 2008..

Born….

1873 – Swami Ramanand Tirath, great social reformer and poet. He lectured throughout Japan and America spreading “practical Vedant”.
1896 – Charles Glen King, American biochemist who discovered vitamin C.

1931 – Brigadier Bhawani Singh of Jaipur, a shooting legend,  Maharaja Swai Bhawani Singh in 1971 Indo-Pak war for liberation of Bangladesh, was honored with Mahavir Chakra,  later became an entrepreneur and   politician.  His daughter Diya Kumar is a Minister in Rajasthan Govt. (pic credit-Shruti Dixit, HerZindagi).

1935 – Kader Khan, popular Bollywood  dialogue writer,  comedy actor, producer. Acted in about 300 films like Daag, Undertrial, Deshdrohi, Tevar, Ungli, Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge etc. He was honored with Padam Shri, 3 Filmfare and several other awards

1988 – Parineeti Chopra, Bollywood actor. Sister of popular heroine Priyanka Chopra. Has acted in Unchaai, Ishqzade, Tiranga, Saina, Mission Raniganj etc. She married AAP Rajya Sabha MemberRaghav Chadha  in 2023.  Has won 1 Filmfare, Zee Cine, IIFA and several other awards (pic credit-Instagram).

RIP….

1915 – Sir Andrew Noble, Scottish physicist and gunnery expert, known as a founder of the science of ballistics.

1933 – Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, leader, politician, President of the Central Assembly, lawyer and member of parliament.

1998 – Ajit Khan, veteran Bollywood actor. Known for his role in Mughl-e-Azam, Naya Daur, Zanjeer, Naastik,  Kaalicharan, Yadon Ki Baraat etc. (pic credit-Facebook)

You may have known….

Circumcision: Male circumcision, called ‘B’rit Milah’ in Judaism, is a  ceremony and surgical operation in which the foreskin is removed from the penis of an 8-day old baby. Circumcision is also practised in Islam and Christianity, though it is only considered a religious requirement in Judaism. The tradition stems from Genesis 17, in which God commands Abraham: “Every male among you shall be circumscribed.  You shall among you shall be circumcised.circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and that shall be the sign of the covenant  between Me and you. At the age of eight days, every male among you throughout the generations shall be circumcised, even the homeborn slave… An uncircumcised male… has broken My covenant.” (pic credit-Getty Images)

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