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 31 July
*In 1658,
Mughal emperor Aurangzeb proclaimed himself king of the Mughal empire.
*In 1498
Christopher Columbus reached 'Trinidad' Island after his third voyage.
*In 1950 ,
India and Nepal signed a peace treaty in 1950.
* In 1948,
The first State Transport Corporation in India was established in West Bengal.
*In 1861,
9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam: then world record.
* In 1993,
India's first floating 'Maritime Museum' was inaugurated in Calcutta.
* In 2000,
The Lok Sabha had passed the Chhattisgarh 'State formation, Bill'.
*In 2012,
A second power grid failure in India in two days leave 670 million people without power.
NATIONAL AVOCADO DAY
Ripe for the picking, add this delicious superfruit to your menu on National Avocado Day on July 31st!
While guacamole is grand, don’t settle for just the chips and dip on this food holiday. Since avocado is so versatile, clear the table for the entire meal. That includes everything from the appetizer and main dish all the way to dessert. On National Avocado Day, this tree grown fruit has them all covered!
NATIONAL RASPBERRY CAKE DAY
National Raspberry Cake Day is jubilantly feasted each year on July 31st. Therefore, today is the day to enjoy raspberry cake. Because it is a cool and refreshing dessert. And, is indeed a summertime favorite around the United States.
Raspberries are the edible fruit of the plant that belongs to the genus Rubus of the rose family. Raspberry plants grow on woody stems and are perennial. These amazing plants grow in all temperate regions of the world, too, making them widely available.
NATIONAL MUTT DAY
National Mutt Day encourages us to embrace, save and celebrate mixed breed dogs twice a year on July 31st and December 2nd.
Desperately longing for a new home, millions of loving and healthy mixed breed dogs wait in shelters for someone to come and adopt them. National Mutt Day provides an excellent opportunity to find the perfect canine companion. Despite the name, a mutt learns, obeys and trains much like purebred animals.
Famous people that had birthdays on this day in history 31 July
*In 1880,
Premchand was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature.
*In 1907,
Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi was an Indian mathematician, statistician, philologist, historian and polymath who contributed to genetics by introducing Kosambi map function.
*In 1916,
Mohan Lal Sukhadia was an Indian politician, who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan state for 17 years.
*In 1933,
Kasturi Lal Chopra, Indian material physicist and a former director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
*In 1952,
Prem Das Rai, Indian politician from the Sikkim Democratic Front party.
*In 1982,
Arata Izumi, retired Indian professional footballer of Japanese descent, who played as a midfielder.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 31 July
*In 1805,
Dheeran Chinnamalai was a Palayakkarar Pattakarar of Kongu Nadu, who fought against the British East India Company
*In 1940,
Udham Singh was a revolutionary belonging to the Ghadar Party, best known for his assassination in London of Michael O’Dwyer.
*In 1980,
Mohammed Rafi one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent..
*In 2004,
Gandikota V. Rao was an Indian-American atmospheric scientist who chaired the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Saint Louis University.