Famous Historical Events:
2006 - NZSL (New Zealand sign language) is made an official language of New Zealand. Has its roots in British Sign Language (BSL), and may be technically considered a dialect of British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language (BANZSL). There are 62.5% similarities found in British Sign Language and NZSL, compared with 33% of NZSL signs found in American Sign Language.
1869 - 1st plastic, Celluloid, patented. It was created from Nitrocellulose & Camphor.
1883 - Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Speckled Band".
1889 - George Eastman places Kodak Camera on sale for 1st time.
1896 - 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history.
1906 - 1st animated cartoon copyrighted. It was made by John Stuart Blackton.
1917 - US declares war on Germany, enters World War I. It was declared by then Prez Woodrow Wilson.
1924 - 4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful around-the-world flight.
1925 - 1st film shown on an airplane (British Air).
1936 - Tornado, kills 203 & injuring 1,800 in Gainesville Georgia.
1984 - 1st time 11 people in space.
1992 - Microsoft announced Windows 3.1, upgrading Windows 3.0.
1994 - The Rwandan Genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down. Nearly 80000 people dead & millions wounded. It was the culmination of longstanding ethnic clash between Tutsi & Hutu.
2009 - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing at least 253.
Top Historical Happenings for Today (2011):
Ivory Coast: As a result of violence outrages, besieged President Laurent Gbagbo are negotiating terms for surrender in return for guarantees of safety for him and themselves. UN says 'Stop fighting & hand over weapons'. World bodies welcomes peace talks.
Yemen Unrest: For the first time since the start of unrest in Yemen's capital, youth protesters numbering in the tens of thousands marched toward the Republican Palace, in an act of defiance against President Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime.
Syria Tension: A man apparently shot dead by security forces, which termed to be 'Civilian Killing'. People who gathered for mourning started shouting anti-government slogans. It leads to thousands of thousands protesters marching on capital Damascus, to engage riot & rift with security personnel.
Mexico Drug-Killing: The most dangerous city in Mexico 'Ciudad Juarez' suffered one of its bloodiest stretches this year, finishing with 41 homicides in a four-day period. Local criminologist says police and federal forces are not coordinating. Government imposed tight security across the streets.
Famous B'Day Today:
Star Profile:
Dilip Vengsarkar:
- born 6 April 1956 in Rajapur, Maharashtra
- Indian cricketer and cricket administrator
- He was one of the most stylish batsmen of his time, known as one of the foremost exponents of the drive. He was also known by the nickname 'Colonel'.
- He was the member in 1983 World Cup Winning Team.
- He was rated as the best batsmen in the Coopers and Lybrand rating by 1987.
- He was awarded the Arjuna Award for his on-field performances in 1981.
- Honorary Padma Shri by Indian Government.
- 1987 Wisden Cricketer Of Year.
- During his retirement age, he accepted the chairmen of selectors by 2006.
- Now presently, he running three cricket academys under TRDW.
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