Today’s Motto: ‘Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority…….

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

On this day, 01 Feb….

1884 – The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.

1851 – The submarine, Le Plongeur-Marin was tested in Kiel Harbour, but it suffered leaks and sank 50 feet.

1851 – Evaporated milk was invented by Gail Borden.

1911 – Thomas Jennings was found guilty with the first use of fingerprint evidence in the U.S. Upon appeal, the Illionis Supreme Court ruled the evidence was admissible.

1972 – The first scientific hand-held calculator was introduced for $395 by Hewlett- Packard, named the HP-35 for having 35 keys. (It was the first hand-held calculator able to perform logarithmic and trigonometric functions with one keystroke).

1984 – Ravindra Hareshwar Mhatre, an Indian diplomat in UK who was kidnapped and later murdered in Birmingham by British Kashmiri militants. The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front claimed responsibility and demanded a ransom of 1 million pounds and the release of militant prisoned in India.

1985 – Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three tests. He went on to captain India later and joined politics.

1994 – ONGC becomes a Public Limited Company.

2004 – 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

2012 – At least 73 people are killed in the Egyptian football riots in Port Said.

2018 – Archaeologists announce discovery of thousands of undetected structures in Mayan lowland civilisation, Guatemala, using Lidar, suggests population of 10 million.

2021 – Military stage a coup in Myanmar, detaining civilian leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi and declared a  state of emergency. She is the daughter of Aung San, a  revolutionary  leader of Burma. She was elected  State  Counsellor  of  Burma, has been awarded Nobel Peace Prize in  1991 (pic credit- biografiasyvidas.com).

Born….

1889 – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, princess  of Kapoorthala, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society (pic credit-historicnation.in).

1958 – Jackie Shroff, (Jaikishen Kakubhai)  model, environment activist and Bollywood   actor, started his career with blockbusters Swami Dada and  Hero in  1982-83 and went on to act in over 250 films in 4 decades.  His successful films Andar Bahar, Yudh, Teri Meharbaniyan, Karma, Shiv Ka Insaf, Parinda, Khalnayak, A Love Story, Border, Rangeela  etc. He won 4 Filmfare, Raj Kapoor award and several other accolades (pic credit-IMDb).

1971 – Ajay Jadeja,  a scion of Jamnagar  royal family,  former Indian cricketer, aggressive batsman, medium pace bowler and expert fielder. He played in 15 Tests and 192 ODIs and in IPL for Rajasthan Royals. He was embroiled in a  match-fixing allegations,  banned for some years  but later cleared of charges.

1971 – Manoj Tiwari,  model, Bhojpuri singer/actor and a BJP parliamentarian from Delhi.

RIP…. 1666 – Shah Jahan, 5th  Mughal emperor who ruled from 1928-58, was an avid lover, poet and a bit secular adminstrator. He had 9 wisemen in his Royal Court, called Navratan. He loved Mumtaz and married her, built Taj Mahal in Agra in her memory after her death.  He’s also believed to have built Red Fort and shifted his capital from Agra to  Delhi.

1992 – Mohan Choty, a very  popular comedy film actor of 1940s to 70s. He acted in about 300 films like Bhai Bhai, Jagriti, Devdas, Ham Panchhi Ek Daal Ke, Ziddi, Aadmi etc. He won many awards and accolades for comedy.

You may have known….

History of Industry in India dates back to the history of mankind. India’s handicrafts manufactured in village huts and houses all over the country were prized in foreign countries. India  today manufactures  about      Rs. 65,746 crores worth of  handicrafts annually  and exported  over Rs.  32,758 crores worth of handicrafts products in 2024. (pic credit-tripsavy.com).   

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