"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
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 16 July:
Events that took place on this day in history 17 July
*In 1489,
Nizam Shah was crowned Sultan of Delhi.
*In 1850 ,
Harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega)
*In 1863,
Battle of Honey Springs - largest battle in Indian Territory
*In 1867,
1st US dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, established
*In 1933,
After successfully crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Lithuanian research aircraft Lituanica crashes in Germany under mysterious circumstances.
*In 1996,
M. Karunanidhi, then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu announced in the state assembly that the state capital of Madras would be known as Chennai from this date.
*World Day for International Justice is observed on 17th July every year. It is observed to recognise the strengthening system of international justice and also to promote the rights of the victims. 17 July every year to mark the importance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and for the people to pay attention to serious crimes happening around the world.
*In 1962,
Operation Sunbeam: The "Small Boy" test (Nuclear weapons testing) shot Little Feller I; becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada National Security Site in the USA. The Operation "Sunbeam" is also called Operation Dominic-2.
*In 1976,
21st modern Olympic games opens in Montreal: 25 African teams (later rising to 33 nations) boycott the games due to New Zealand playing rugby in apartheid South Africa
*In 1995,
Forbes Magazine announces Bill Gates is the richest man in world with a net worth of $12.9 billion dollars
Bill Gates
Founder of Microsoft and Computer Scientist.
*In 2018
Oldest evidence of bread, made from wild grains, discovered by archaeologists in 14,000 year-old dig in the Black Desert, Jordon.
*In 1955,
Disneyland Park which was originally known as just “Disneyland” was dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California (USA). “Disneyland Park” is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of “Walt Disney”. The theme of the Disneyland park is "Fairy tales and Disney characters".
World Emoji Day
In the Internet Age now communication goes far beyond just by pressing a simple text message. Small iconic images that are mostly seen on social media or text messages are known as emojis which are more popular on the internet today.
World Emoji Day is celebrated to represent an idea or an emotion through electronic means.
Emoji is a small digital icon becoming popular these days and no doubt is an integral part of our conversation. When we feel lazy or when we are at a loss for words then we use emojis to express what we want to. For every feeling, there are emojis now. From the past years, emojis have evolved. It not only expresses simple human feelings but more than that.
Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 17 July
*In 1946,
Lalitha Lenin, Indian poet in Malayalam.
*In 1957,
Sunil Lanba, retired Indian naval officer who served as the 23rd Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.
* In 1970,
Vandana Vishwas, Indo-Canadian architect, musician, singer, and composer.
*In 1992,
Prannoy Kumar,Indian badminton player and currently trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.
*In 1994,
Ananya Birla, Indian singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and mental health advocate.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 17 July
*In 1979,
Lalmani Misra was an eminent Indian classical musician known as much for his art as for his scholarship.
*In 1984,
Malati Ghosal was an Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer.
*In 2005,
Indraprasad Gordhanbhai Patel was an Indian economist and a career civil servant who served as the fourteenth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.