Thought Of The Day
"THE BEST PREPARATION FOR TOMORROW IS DOING YOUR BEST TODAY. "
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 22 July
*In 1678,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj wins the fort of Vellore.
* In 1981,
India’s first geo-stationary satellite APPLE started functioning.
*In 2012,
Pranab Mukherjee was elected 13th President of India.
*In 2019,
India’s lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2 successfully takes off from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota aiming to be fourth nation to soft-land on the moon.
*The date 22 July is celebrated as Pi Approximation Day which is dedicated to the mathematical constant pi.
*In 1793,
Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada
*In 1969,
USSR launches Sputnik 50 & Molniya 1-12 communications satellite
*In 1983,
Dick Smith makes 1st solo helicopter flight around the world
*In 2015,
'Oldest' Qur'an fragments discovered in collection of Birmingham University, radiocarbon testing dates to AD568 - AD645
*In 2019,
India's lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2 successfully takes off from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota aiming to be fourth nation to soft-land on the moon
*In 1933 ,
Wiley Hardeman Post (Wiley Post) becomes the first man to fly solo around the world in his plywood monocoque aircraft, the Winnie Mae. He took 7 days, 19 hours -- 21 hours less than his previous record which he had set in 1931 with a navigator, Harold Gatty. Instead of a navigator he had installed an auto pilot device and a radio compass which were still in development, but which allowed him to make his solo journey.
*In 2009 ,
The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, (when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun) lasting up to 6 minutes and 38.8 seconds, occurs off the coast of Southeast Asia. The total eclipse was seen for shorter time-spans in the Maldives, northern Pakistan, northern India, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, northern Philippines, central China and the Pacific Ocean.
*Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 22 July
*In 1931,
C. V. Padmarajan, Indian politician and advocate from Paravur, Kollam, Kerala, India.
*In 1949,
Pradeep Vasant Naik served as the 22nd Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.
*In 1959,
Ajit Pawar, Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra, who is the current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
*In 1965,
Sandeep Pandey, Indian social activist.
*In 1970,
Devendra Fadnavis, Indian politician who is the current Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
*In 1923,
Sumitra Devi was an Indian actress who is recognized for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema during the 1940s and 1950s.
*In 1925,
Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu was a Telugu writer.
*In 1930,
Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar was an Indian American mathematician known for his contributions to algebraic geometry.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 22 July
*In 1918,
Indra Lal Roy was the first Indian Fighter Aircraft Pilot.
*In 1948,
Hemen Majumdar was an Indian painter.
*In 1987,
A. G. Kripal Singh was an Indian Test cricketer.