THOUGHT OF THE DAY
"Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine".
Jack Ma
Events that took place on this day in history 8 December
*In 1990,
Galileo was an American robotic space probe that studied the planet Jupiter and its moons, as well as the asteroids Gaspra and Ida. Named after the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, it consisted of an orbiter and an entry probe. It was delivered into Earth orbit on October 18, 1989 by Space Shuttle Atlantis. Galileo arrived at Jupiter on December 7, 1995, after gravitational assist flybys of Venus and Earth, and became the first spacecraft to orbit an outer planet.
*In 2002,
Cow urine was patented by the United States of America, after India’s traditional bio-rich neem, turmeric, and Jamun.
Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 8 December
*In 1721,
Balaji Bajirao (8 December 1721 – 23 June 1761), the eldest son of Bajirao I. He became Peshwa after the death of his father. It was during the time of Balaji Vishwanath that the post of Peshwa had become paternal. After the ‘Sangoli Treaty’ in 1750 AD, all the rights were secured in the hands of the Peshwa. Now the ‘Chhatrapati’ (the position of the king) was just a pretense. Balaji Bajirao expanded the Maratha power both in the north and south India.
*In 1900,
Uday Shankar (8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer, choreographer, and ballet producer. He is also known as the ‘Father of Modern Dance’ in India. Uday Shankar introduced Europe and America to Indian dance and culture and effectively placed Indian dance on the world map. He composed new dances named Tandava Nritya, Shiva-Parvati, Lanka Dahan, Rhythm of Life, Shram and Yantra, Ramlila, and Lord Buddha. In the year 1971, the Government of India honored him with ‘Padma Vibhushan’ and in 1975 by Visva-Bharati ‘Deshikottam Samman’.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 8 December
*In 1947,
Bhai Parmanand (4 November 1876 – 8 December 1947), a great revolutionary of India’s freedom struggle. He was a multi-faceted personality and a great man. While Parmanand ji was a true propagator of Arya Samaj and Vedic religion, on the other hand, he had earned fame as a historian, litterateur, and famous educationist.
*In 2015,
Ramashankar Yadav (3 December 1957 – 8 December 2015), a popular poet among the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Nitin Pamnani has made a documentary based on the life struggle of Vidrohi ji (I am your poet) in Hindi and Bhojpuri. The documentary won the Golden Conch Award for Best Documentary in the International Competition category at the Mumbai International Film Festival.