Thought Of The Day
"Education is not the learning of facts. But the training of the mind to think!"
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 30 July
*In 2008,
“Slumdog Millionaire” based on the novel “Q & A” by Vikas Swarup, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Dev Patel premiered at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2009).
*In 1931,
Russel Boardman and John Polando land their Monoplane in Istanbul, Turkey today in 49 hrs and 20 minutes since leaving New York setting a new long distance non stop world record.
*In 1935,
The first Penguin paperback book costing 6d is published in England and started the paperback revolution, many believed it would not be profitable but following the purchase of 63,000 books by Woolworth within 12 months one million Penguin books are sold.
*In 1836,
First English language newspaper published in Hawaii.
*In 1863,
American industrialist and automobile manufacturer Henry Ford, who revolutionized factory production with his assembly-line methods, was born.
*In 1956,
United States
The phrase “In God we trust” legally became the national motto of the United States.
*In 1971,
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin land on the moon with the first lunar rover used to begin exploring the moon's surface.
*In 2018,
Four million people excluded from Assam National Register of Citizens in India prompts fears of deportation, loss of citizenship.
*Famous people that had birthdays on this day in history 30 July
*In 1813,
Khwaja Abdul Ghani was the second Nawab of Dhaka and the First to assume the title of Nawab as hereditary, recognized by the British Raj.
*In 1882,
Wajid Ali Shah was the tenth and last King of Awadh, holding the position for 9 years, from 13 February 1847 to 11 February 1856.
*In 1882,
Satyendranath Bosu was an Indian nationalist of the Anushilan Samiti.
*In 1886,
Muthulakshmi Reddy was an Indian medical practitioner, social reformer and Padma Bhushan award recipient.
*In 1920,
Indar Jit Rikhye was a major general in the Indian army who served as military adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.
*In 1922,
Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastry was a Telugu writer who published several novels and more than 60 short stories in six volumes.
*In 1945,
Navin Chawla, retired Indian civil servant and writer, who served as 16th Chief Election Commissioner of India.
*In 1960,
Bikky Khosla, entrepreneur and chief executive officer of tradeindia.com.
*In 1962,
Sudhir Mungantiwar, Legislator from the state of Maharashtra, India.
*Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 30 July
*In 1998,
Bharathan was an Indian film maker, artist, and art director.
*In 2007,
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee was the first chief minister of Sikkim from 1975 to 1979 after its union with India.