Thought Of The Day
"There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs."
Learning never stops and knowledge never ends. So here come some interesting facts of the day to keep your general knowledge up-to-date.
Events that took place on this day in history 29 July
*In 1676,
Nathaniel Bacon declared a rebel for assembling frontiersmen to protect settlers from Indians.
*In 1911,
Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield.
*In 1996,
Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with the Bharat Ratna.
*In 2015,
Microsoft launches Windows 10.
*In 1836,
The ‘Arc de Triomphe’ was inaugurated on July 29, 1836 in Paris, France. Napoleon I ordered the construction of the monument to commemorate the victories of the French armies.
*In 1851,
Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis found an oval shaped asteroid named ‘15 Eunomia’, on this day in 1851. Asteroids are also known as minor planets which move around the Sun and are present in the asteroid belt between planets Mars and Jupiter.
*In 1914,
The Cape Cod Canal, an artificial waterway, was opened on this day in 1914 at Massachusetts, U.S.A. The canal, whose construction was started by the New York based financier August Belmont, decreased the distance between New York City and Boston.
*In 1921,
Nazi Party
Former German chancellor Adolf Hitler became the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party or Nazi Party on 29 July 1921. The party came to power in 1933 and Hitler governed Germany using dictatorial methods till 1945.
*In 1958 ,
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is created by the National Aeronautics and Space Act to make sure America will win the space race and 11 years and billions of dollars later, Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lunar module Eagle and onto the moon's surface on July 20th, 1969.
*In 1967,
A lethal fire broke out on the U.S navy ship - the ‘USS Forrestal’, when a rocket from the ship’s arsenal was launched accidentally. The ship was anchored near the coast of Vietnam and 134 service members died in the accident
*In 1987,
Indian Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayewardene signed the Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement in Colombo on this day in 1987. The agreement did not bear any fruit, as India got involved in counter-insurgency war with the ‘Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)’ and the Sri Lankan president decided to send Indian soldiers back.
*In 1997,
After 40 years of contamination because of industrial pollution, the Minamata Bay in Japan was declared free of mercury poisoning on 29th July, 1997. The consumption of contaminated fish from the Bay caused brain damage, loss of sight and other ailments in a large number of people.
*In 2005,
It was on this day in 2005 that the discovery of the dwarf planet, Eris, which is apparently larger than Pluto, was revealed to the world. The dwarf planet was found by American astronomers Michael Brown, Chad Trujillo and David Rabinowitz
*In 2009,
Gayatri Devi, one of the last queens in India, died on this day. The ninety year old played an important role in politics and fashion in India and was once voted one of the most beautiful women in the world according to Vogue magazine.
*29 July
International Tiger Day
International Tiger Day is observed every year on 29 July to spread awareness about the need for the conservation of Tigers, promote the protection of the natural habitat of tigers. This day is also known as Global Tiger Day.
Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 29 July
*In 1922,
Balwant Moreshwar Purandare,writer and theatre personality from Maharashtra, India.
*In 1950,
C. P. Joshi, Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress.
*In 1953,
Anup Jalota, Indian singer, musician and actor best known for his performances in the Hindu devotional music, bhajan, and the Urdu form of poetry, ghazal.
*In 1954,
Babu Mathew P. Joseph, former judge of Kerala High Court.
*In 1838,
Shah Jahan Begum was the Begum of Bhopal for two periods: 1844–60, and secondly during 1868–1901.
*In 1890,
P. S. Subrahmanya Sastri was a Sanskrit scholar, who also acquired mastery over Tamil language and literature.
*In 1904,
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata was an Indian aviator, entrepreneur, chairman of Tata Group and the shareholder of Tata Sons.
*In 1927,
Aqil Hussain Barlas was a lawyer and diplomat, known for his translations from Persian.
*In 1931,
C. Narayana Reddy was an award-winning Indian Telugu poet and writer.
*Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 29 July
*In 1891,
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a Bengali educator and social reformer from the Indian subcontinent, and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance.
*In 2002,
Sudhir Phadke was a legendary Marathi singer-composer from India.
*In 2008,
Ishmeet Singh Sodhi was a winning singer on the STAR Plus show Amul STAR Voice of India.
*In 2009,
Gayatri Devi was the third Maharani consort of Jaipur from 1940 to 1949, through her marriage to Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II.