Today’s Motto: ‘Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes’

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

On this day, Jan.. 06……..

1714 – An idea for a possible typewriter predecessor was patented by Englishman Henry Mill, but he never succeeded in perfecting his invention and it died with him. Nothing more than the patent record remains known about the machine.

1818 – Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and later came under the British protection.

1838 – Samuel Morse, with his partner, Alfred Vail, gave the first public demonstration of their new invention electric telegraphic system at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey, US.

1842 – 4,500 British and Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before reaching India.       (The Massacre of Elphinstone’s army took place during the First Anglo-Afghan War. Following an uprising in Kabul, Major General Sir William Elphinstone negotiated an agreement with Wazir Akbar Khan, one of the sons of the Afghan Emir Dost Mohammad Barakzai, by which his army was to withdraw to the British garrison at Jalalabad, more than 90 miles away. As the army and its numerous dependents and camp-followers began its march, it came under attack from Afghan tribesmen. Many of the columns died of exposure, frostbite or starvation or were killed during the fighting).

1851 – The rotation of the Earth was proved experimentally by Leon Foucault. After weeks of work, he recorded in his journal that he made this discovery at 2:00 am working with a pendulum in the cellar of the house he shared with his mother. Using a steel wire 2-m long with a 5-kg brass bob, he had made a pendulum suspended in a way that freely permitted it, he found that its plane of oscillation slowly rotated relative to the ground. He demonstrated his discovery on 31 Mar 1851 for Napoleon.

1929 – Sheffield Farms of New York began using Sealcone wax paper cartons instead of glass bottles for milk delivery.

1929 – Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta to begin her work amongst India’s poorest and diseased people (phpto credit-Keystone-France for Getty Images).

1930 – 1st diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed.

1942 – 1st around world flight, Pan Am “Pacific Clipper”.

1947 – All India Congress Committee accepted the division of country (Photo credit-Indian National Congress).

1971 – The first adult heart transplant in the U.S. was performed at the Stanford Medical Centre, Stanford, Calif., by Dr. Norman Shumway. The 54-year-old patient, whose heart had been damaged by virus infection, survived for 15 days after the surgery.

1993 – India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.

2011 – China places new controls on text messages sent on mobile phones containing references to democracy, human rights and corruption.

2016 – North Korea states that they have successfully conducted their fourth nuclear test, saying it was a hydrogen bomb in a claim disputed by most international experts.

2021 – Supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington during congressional certification of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s win, resulting in five deaths and prompting evacuation of lawmakers and Vice President Mike Pence (Photo credit-Reuters).

Born….

1928 – Vijay Tendulkar, famous Marathi, Hindi playwriter, stage director, who wrote and directed Ghashiram Kotwal, Sakharam Binder, Shantatai, Curt Chalu Aahe, Manthan, Nishant Samna, Sinhasan, Aakrosh, Gehrai etc.. He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akedmi, Flmfare, Kamladevi Chattopadhyay Award and  Padambhushan (pic credit-Sruti Foundation)

1959 – Kapildev (Ramlal Nikhanj), cricketer; who won 1983 World Cup,  India’s finest all-rounder (1978-94).

1966 – AR Rahman, popular music director/singer.

RIP….

1847 – Thyagaraja, famous  film music composer.

1971 – PC Sorcar, legendary Bengal magician, also known as ‘Bengal ka Jadugar’ . He said, “Magic is about understanding and using science to entertain the audience” (photo credit-HT Media)

1987 – Jaidev, legendary music director who composed music for famous songs like Jaise Suraj ki Garmi Se, Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar,  ‘Mein Zindgi ka Saath Nibhata Raha….. Won Filmfare and National Awards thrice (photo credit-Facebook and Jaidev immortal Movies)

Titbits….

1681 – 1st recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle’s butler vs his butcher).

You may have known….

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