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| IQ Curator - Today in History | Current Affairs - 14-Dec-2021 |
People born on 14 December
1546 - Tycho Brahe, a famous Danish astronomer and mathematician, was born.
1864 - Jagat Narayan Mulla - This was a famous lawyer and famous public activist of the state of Uttar Pradesh in his time.
1910 - Upendranath Ashk - was a famous story writer, essayist, writer, story writer and novelist of Urdu and Hindi language. They used to publish their own book(s).
1918 - b. Of. s. Iyengar - India's foremost yoga guru. He founded Iyengar Yoga and made it famous all over the world.
1922 - Nikolay Basov - Nobel Prize (1964) winner was a Russian physicist.
1924 - Raj Kapoor, a famous film producer, director and actor, was born.
1934 - Shyam Benegal - Famous film director.
1936 - Vishwajit Chatterjee - Famous actor of Bengali and Hindi films in Indian cinema.
1946 - Sanjay Gandhi - Indian leader and former Prime Minister was the younger son of Indira Gandhi.
1953 - Vijay Amritraj - Former Indian tennis player and commentator.
1980 - Juhi Parmar - Indian film actress.
1984 - Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya - An Indian actress working in the television industry.
Died on 14 December
1799 - George Washington (1st) the first President of America. He was unanimously elected President of America (USA - United States of America).
1966 - Shailendra - A famous Indian lyricist.
1971 - Indian soldier awarded the Param Vir Chakra, Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon.
2018 - Tulsi Ramsay - was a famous producer-director who gave a special place to horror films in Hindi cinema.
2019 - Veteran Bollywood actress Geeta Siddhartha passed away.
2020 - Eric Walter - "Fritzy" Freeman OAM was an Australian cricketer.
2020 - Hind Kesari wrestler Shripati Khanchanale passed away at the age of 86.
Important Occasions and Celebrations of 14th December
- National Alabama Day.
- Srimad Bhagavad Gita Jayanti.
- Shri Sanjay Gandhi Jayanti.
- National Energy Conservation Day.
- National Bowlabyasi Day.
- Sri Ranveer Raj Kapoor Jayanti.
- International monkey (monkey) day.
- Martyr Intellectual Day (Bangladesh).
- Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon Sacrifice Day.
Important Events of 14th December
1287 – More than 50,000 people die during the floods of St Lucia in the northwestern Netherlands.
1687 - The East India Company creates a municipal corporation in Madras (India).
1702 - John Churchill is made King of Marlborough.
1708 - Prosper Joyot's 'Electra' begins to premiere in Paris.
1782 - Charleston, South Carolina is evacuated by the British.
1788 - King Charles III of Spain dies and is succeeded by his son, Charles IV.
1805 - British blacksmith George Branklan discovered stony coal.
1819 - Alabama becomes the 22nd state of America.
1896 - The Glasgow Subway, the third oldest underground subway in the world, is opened.
1901 - Mahatma Gandhi reaches Rajkot via Porbandar.
1903 - Italo Marchioni patents the ice cream cone in New Jersey.
1911 - Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen becomes the first person to reach the South Pole.
1918 - British women vote in general elections for the first time.
1920 - Akali Dal was founded in Punjab.
1921 - Annie Besant was honored with the title of 'Doctor of Letters' by the Banaras Hindu University.
1927 - Iraq gained independence from Britain. However the British army remained there.
1944 - The US Parliament approved the creation of the rank of general in the country's army.
1946 - The United Nations General Assembly votes in favor of building its headquarters in New York.
1960 - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is established.
1960 - The first Test match played in Brisbane between Australia and West Indies ends in a draw. It was the first tie match in Test history.
1981 - The parliament of the Zionist regime formally annexed the Golan Hills of Syria.
1982 - The huge Green Gate, located between the British colony of Gibraltar and Spain, reopens after 13 years.
1983 - Gen. H.M. Ershad declared himself the President of Bangladesh.
1995 – The leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia sign the Dayton Treaty in Paris, ending the three-and-a-half-year Balkan War.
1997 - All countries of the world agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
1998 - Best Jury Award for Best Role in Tamil film 'Terrorist' to 'Ayesha Dharkar' at 23rd Cairo International Film Festival.
2000 - George W. Bush is elected the 43rd President of the United States.
2002 - Pakistan beat South Africa to win the World Cup for the Blind.
2003 – US Coalition troops arrest former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Tikrit.
2003 - 73 countries sign the first Anti-Corruption Agreement in Mérida, Mexico.
2007 - Disputed provisions removed from the draft of the Bali Agreement.
2007 - Rail service between North and South Korea resumes after 50 years.
2008 - India played the last match of the Under-21 Hockey Test series against Argentina in a 4–4 draw.
2019 – The world's deepest place is discovered in the Denman Glacier in Antarctica, South Pole.
2019 – Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is sentenced to two years in prison by a Khartoum court in a money laundering and corruption case.
2019 - Tony Ann Singh of Jamaica was elected Miss World 2019, Suman Rao of India was at number three.
2020 - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga chairs the meeting to be held regarding Kovid-19.
2020 – Himgiri, one of the three ships of Project 17A built at M/s Garden Ridge Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, was launched.
