THOUGHT OF THE DAY
“Happiness lies, first of all, in health.” – George William Curtis
Events that took place on this day in history 15 February
*In 1903,
On February 15,toy store owner and inventor Morris Michtom places two stuffed bears in his shop window, advertising them as Teddy bears. Michtom had earlier petitioned President Theodore Roosevelt for permission to use his nickname, Teddy. A teddy bear is a stuffed toy in the form of a bear. Since the creation of the first teddy bears which sought to imitate the form of real bear cubs, "teddies" have greatly varied in form, style, color, and material.
*In 2013,
A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14.
Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 15 February
*In 1638,
Zeb-un-Nissa was a Mughal princess and the eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort Dilras Banu Begum. She was also a poet, who wrote under the pseudonym of "Makhfi" or “Hidden”. She was imprisoned by her father in the last 20 years of her life at Salimgarh Fort, Delhi. Also her writings were collected posthumously as Diwan-i-Makhfi.
*In 1924,
K. G. Subramanyan
Kalpathi Ganpathi "K.G." Subramanyan was an Indian artist. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2012 by the Government of India.
1965: National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi
1968: Gold Medal, The First International Triennale, New Delhi
1975: Padma Shri, Government of India.
1991: Gagan-Aban Puraskar, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan
1992: D.Litt. (Honoris Causa), Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta
2006: Awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 15 February
*In 1869,
Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan is also known by the pen names of Ghalib and Asad ( was an Indian poet or “Shayar”. His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula. During his lifetime, the already declining Mughal Empire was eclipsed and displaced by the British East India Company Rule and finally deposed following the defeat of the First Indian War of Independence (Sepoy Mutiny) of 1857; these are described through his work.
*In 1948,
A poet from Uttar Pradesh, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan is most popularly known for her poem "Jhansi ki Rani" (about the courageous Queen of Jhansi).
In 1921, she joined Mahatma Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement. She was the first Sa…