Today’s Motto: ‘Don’t find a Fault, find the Remedy’
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, 07 Oct….
1586 – The Mughal army entered Srinagar where ‘Khutbah’ was being recited in the name of the emperor.
1806 – Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood.
1913 – Henry Ford institutes Moving Assembly line (pic credit-ShutterStock).
1931 – First infra-red photograph, Rochester, New York.
1950 – Mother Teresa received the permission of the Vatican to start the Missionaries of 
Charity. Beginning in Calcutta as a small order with only 13 members, it had grown by the turn of the century into a congregation of thousands of sisters running orphanages, AIDS hospices and charity centres.
1952 – Chandigarh became the capital of Punjab.
1997 – Indian Central government women employees to get 135 days’ maternity leave and men to get 15 days’ paternity leave.
2001 – The US invasion of Afghanistan starts with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
2023 – Hamas launches a major air and ground attack on Israel from Gaza, killing over a thousand people and taking hundreds of hostages, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare “We are at war.”
Born….
1914 – Begum Akhtar, legendary Bollywood and Ghazal singer, actor.She was also called Mallika-e-Ghazal and sang classical dhuns like Dadra, Thumri and ghazal. She was honored with Sangeet Natak Academy award, Padam Shri and several other awards.
1978 – Zaheer Khan, former Indian mediaum fast bowler and right hand batsman. He played 92 Tests, 200 ODIs and 17 T20 internationals. Also played for Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils and RCB in IPL.
1979 – Yukta Mukhey, model and Bollywood actor. She won 1Miss World 1
999 and Femina Miss India, Ponds Miss India World titles. Acted in some films like Pyasa, Mem Saheb, Katputli, Love in Japan etc.
RIP….
1708 – Guru Gobind Singh, 10th Guru of Sikh Panth, who established Khasa Panth on 13 April 1699 led by Panj Piyaras, wear 5 Kakars as ornaments on their bodies. He also announced that there won’t be any living Guru after him. Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy book of Sikhs, a collection of shikshas from Guru Nanak Dev and other gurus thereafter, and wise edicts from other religions, will be considered as the Guru embodiment for all followers of Sikhism in future.
His two elder sons Sahibzade Jujhar Singh, Ajit Singh wre killed in battle with Mughals and the younger two Sahibzade Fateh Singh and Zorawar Singh were executed by the Governor of Sirhind by burrying them alive in a wall, after they refused to convert into Muslim religion.
1737 – 40- foot waves sink 20,000 small craft & kill 3,00,000 in Bengal).
You may have known….
Christian Wedding: Bride and her father are received by the groom’s best man with flowers. In Christian weddings, the priest reads the psalm and the couple take the vows. The reception is also a grand affair in the Christian weddings in which people feast, sing and dance to celebrate the couple’s union. (pic credit-Jay Rowden) 
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
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