🎯 Today’s Wisdom 👉
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“Even the one who imparts the knowledge of Vedas
to those devoted to justice,
And praises the deeds of the teacher,
attains greatness in heaven.”
★Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva, 75
Translated meaning:
One who imparts the knowledge of Vedas to justice-oriented disciples and praises the deeds of the teacher also attains prestige in the heavenly abode.
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Important Events of April 1st👉
1582 – The beginning of April Fools’ Day in France in 1582.
1582 – Pope Charles IX introduced a new Roman calendar in place of the old one.
1793 – An explosion in Mount Unzen, Japan, caused the death of 53,000 people.
1839 – Kolkata Medical College and Hospital started with twenty beds.
1867 – Singapore, Penang, and Malacca became British colonies.
1878 – Riots against Jews erupted in Jerusalem.
1891 – Telephonic communication started between London, the capital of Britain, and Paris, the capital of France.
1912 – Delhi was declared the capital of India instead of Kolkata (confirmation uncertain), and Delhi was declared a territory (confirmation uncertain).
1930 – The minimum age for marriage in the country was set at 14 years for girls and 18 years for boys.
1931 – An earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua, resulted in the death of two thousand people.
1933 – The Indian Air Force was established in Karachi (now Pakistan).
1935 – The Reserve Bank of India was established, and the responsibility of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank.
1936 – Odisha (formerly Orissa) was separated from Bihar to form a new state, which was previously known as Kalinga or Utkal.
1956 – The Companies Act of 1913 was replaced by the Companies Act of 1956.
1969 – India’s first nuclear power station began in Tarapur, Maharashtra.
1973 – ‘Project Tiger’ was launched to save tigers in the Bandhavgarh National Park in India.
1976 – Doordarshan was separated from radio and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
1976 – Steve Jobs and his colleagues founded Apple Inc. In 2007, the company’s name was changed to Apple Inc.
1979 – The Islamic Republic of Iran was declared.
1986 – The international price of crude oil fell below $10 per barrel.
1987 – The Indian Standards Bureau was transformed into the Indian Standards Institution.
1992 – The Eighth Five-Year Plan began.
1996 – The merger of the Bank of Tokyo and Mitsubishi Bank created the world’s largest bank, the New Bank of Tokyo.
1997 – Five Maoist leaders joined the interim government of Nepal.
2001 – Former Yugoslav President Milosevic surrendered.
2001 – The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legally adopt same-sex marriage.
2004 – India defeated Pakistan by one innings and 52 runs in Multan, marking India’s first victory on Pakistani soil in cricket.
2005 – After the imposition of an emergency in Nepal, 285 political prisoners, including Girija Prasad Koirala, were released.
2006 – Nineteen people died in a plane crash in Rio de Janeiro.
2007 – Five Maoist leaders joined the interim government of Nepal.
2008 – Ketan Parekh and Hiten Dalal were sentenced to one year each in the Rs. 47 crore share scam case by Mumbai’s special court.
2008 – Scientists of Indian origin in America developed a new imaging system.
2008 – A 4,000-year-old gold necklace was found in Peru, South America.
2010 – The work of the 15th census began with the registration of the first civilian president of India, Pratibha Singh Patil, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Under this, a biometric database of the population will be prepared.
2012 – At least 31 people were killed in a plane crash in western Siberia.
2019 – ISRO successfully launched India’s EMISAT defense satellite and 28 other foreign satellites.
2019 – India took strong action against LOC, destroying eight Pakistani posts, and killing seven Pakistani soldiers.
2019 – A severe fire broke out in the forests of China, resulting in the death of 30 people so far; relief and rescue operations are ongoing.
2020 – Six civilians, including six children, were killed in a roadside bomb blast near a road in southern Afghanistan.
2021 – The world was alarmed by the video of advancing Russian tanks towards Ukraine, escalating the threat of war.
2021 – The announcement was made to confer the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2019 to superstar Rajinikanth.
2021 – The DRDO laboratory developed a lightweight bulletproof jacket.
2022 – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a public emergency by issuing a gazette.
2022 – IFSCA signed a memorandum of understanding with IRDAI in Hyderabad.
2023 – Twenty-one people died and dozens were injured in destructive storms and tornadoes in the United States.
2023 – Vice Admiral Atul Anand assumed charge as the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO).
2023 – The second meeting of the G20 Tourism Working Group started in Siliguri.
2023 – The first meeting of the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR WG) concluded in Gandhinagar.
2023 – The second meeting of the Tourism Working Group commenced with a co-event on “Adventure Tourism as a Medium for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals.”
2023 – The country’s eleventh Vande Bharat Express train started between Bhopal and New Delhi.
Notable Personalities Born on April 1st👉
1889 – Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
1891 – Pran Krishna Parija, a renowned Indian scientist.
1907 – Dr. Sri Sri Sri Shivakumara Swamigalu, an Indian humanitarian, spiritual leader, teacher, and Supersentient.
1911 – Kedarnath Agarwal, a prominent poet and writer of progressive poetry.
1911 – Indian athlete Fauja Singh was born.
1927 – Jogesh Das, a notable writer in the Assamese language.
1936 – Jabeen Jalil, a popular actress of Hindi cinema in the 1950s and 60s.
1937 – Mohammad Hamid Ansari, the 13th Vice President of India.
1941 – Ajit Wadekar, a renowned Indian cricketer.
1952 – Magician Om Prakash Sharma (O.P. Sharma), an Indian magician (not confirmed).
1986 – Virender Singh, an Indian freestyle wrestler.
Passings on April 1st👉
1907 – Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi – a modern Gujarati literature writer, poet, thinker, critic, biographer, and historian.
1977 – Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer who drew the boundary line between India and Pakistan.
2004 – Gurcharan Singh Tohra, the president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and a popular leader among Sikhs.
2010 – Henry Edward Roberts, who initiated the era of personal computers (PCs).
2015 – Kailash Vajpeyi, a renowned Hindi literary figure.
2020 – Adam Schlesinger, an Emmy Award-winning singer-songwriter, passed away due to COVID-19.
2021 – Isamu Akasaki – Japanese scientist and Nobel Prize laureate.
2022 – Neil Stevens, a Canadian hockey Hall of Famer, lacrosse Hall of Famer, and sports writer, passed away from cancer at the age of 74.
2023 – Austrian football midfielder Hans “Buffy” Aitmayr passed away at the age of 76.
2023 – Scottish boxer Ken Buchanan passed away from dementia at the age of 77.
Significant Occasions and Festivals on April 1st👉
🔅 Sheetla Mata Fair (Kurali, Punjab).
🔅 Shri Prembhaya Mahotsav.
🔅 Shil Ki Doongri Fair (Chaksu).
🔅 Martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (Muslim).
🔅 Financial Year Commencement.
🔅 Back Annual Accounts Closing (Holiday).
🔅 Birth anniversary of former Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari.
🔅 Birth anniversary of Shri Ajit Lakshman Wadekar.
🔅 Jayanti of Shri Pran Krishna Parija.
🔅 Odisha (Utkal) Foundation Day.
🔅 Establishment Day of Reserve Bank of India.
🔅 April Fool’s Day (Western).
🔅 ‘Prevention of Blindness Week’ (April 1st to 7th).
Please note👉
While every effort has been made to prepare this with utmost care, I bear no responsibility for any event, date, or other errors.
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