HOUGHT OF THE DAY
"Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much can be done if we are always doing." -- Thomas Jefferson
World Tourism Day
World Tourism Day is commemorated each year on 27 September to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value.
World Tourism Day was designated by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in September 1979, with the commemoration to commence in 1980. This date was chosen to coincide with an important milestone in world tourism: the anniversary of the adoption of the UNWTO Statutes on 27 September 1970.
Events that took place on this day in history 27 September
2018-India’s Supreme Court rules overturns 158-year old rule, section 497, decriminalizing adultery because it was discriminatory against women.
Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 27 September
*In 1953,
Mātā Amritānandamayī Devī, often known simply as Amma, is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, guru and humanitarian, who is revered as 'the hugging saint' by her followers.
1958-Sujan R. Chinoy, former Indian diplomat currently serving as the Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 27 September
*In 1833,
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian reformer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a social-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent. He was given the title of Raja by Akbar II, the Mughal emperor.
1972-Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan was a librarian and mathematician from India.