🎯Today’s Wisdom👉
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“Bhokta bhritayatithishu yo bhunkte
Bhuktwatsuh naraha sada
Amritam kevalam bhunkte
Iti viddhi yudhishthir”
★Mahabharat Anushasan Parv 93
Meaning👉
Hey Yudhishthira! One who always eats after serving the servants and guests should consider himself as if he is only consuming nectar.
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Significant Events of April 24👉
1271 – Renowned traveler Marco Polo began his journey across the continent of Asia. Before this, his father and uncle had traveled to China via the route of Iran.
1800 – The establishment of the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
1815 – It is said that the foundation of the Gorkha Regiment was laid in Himachal Pradesh (not confirmed).
1877 – Russia declared war against the Ottoman Empire.
1888 – George Eastman founded the Kodak Company.
1898 – Spain declared war against America.
1915 – German forces released chlorine gas in the Aisne region of the Flemish province in Belgium.
1916 – The people of Ireland intensified their struggle against the colonial government of Britain to gain independence.
1920 – The Polish army launched an attack on Ukraine.
1926 – The Treaty of Berlin was signed.
1954 – Australia and the Soviet Union terminated diplomatic relations.
1960 – A severe earthquake in Southern Persia caused the death of 500 people.
1962 – MIT sent the first television signal via satellite.
1970 – The first Chinese satellite, Dong Fang Hong, was launched.
1982 – After 15 years of Israeli occupation, the Sinai Peninsula was returned to Egypt.
1998 – The Indian cricket team won the Coca-Cola Cup by defeating Australia by six wickets in Sharjah.
1998 – Birth of the world’s first cloned sheep, Dolly.
2002 – Banks in Argentina closed indefinitely.
2003 – Tamil rebels declined to participate in the 17th round of talks in Thailand on humanitarian issues.
2006 – The parliament was restored in Nepal.
2007 – Hamas broke the ceasefire with Israel by launching an attack.
2008 – Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, the leader of the Maoists planning to form a new government in Nepal, announced the termination of the 1950 treaty between India and Nepal.
2010 – Testing of the X-37B, a small spaceplane intended to be reused, from the U.S. Air Force Station at Cape Canaveral.
2013 – A building collapsed in Dhaka, resulting in the death of nearly 1129 people and injuring over 2500.
2013 – A severe earthquake of magnitude 5.7 in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, caused the death of 33 people and injured 115.
2019 – A bus fell into a gorge in Nepal, resulting in the death of six, including two Indians, and injuring 20.
2019 – Pooja from Hisar won the title of Best India Face, surpassing the beauties of Australia and the USA.
2020 – The World Bank organized an online workshop in collaboration with the All India Management Association on crisis management in Jammu and Kashmir.
2020 – NASA celebrated the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope.
2021 – Justice N. V. Ramana took oath as the 48th Chief Justice of India.
2021 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed e-property cards to rural people under the ownership scheme.
2021 – Hamas militants from Gaza fired 36 rockets at Israel, prompting IDF to retaliate.
2022 – Confirmation of the deaths of ten people aboard a missing boat in Japan.
2022 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honored with the first Lata Mangeshkar Award.
2022 – Emmanuel Macron was re-elected as the President of France.
2023 – Operation Cauvery was launched by India to evacuate its citizens from Sudan.
2023 – Mohammad Sahabuddin was sworn in as the 22nd President of Bangladesh.
2023 – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands near New Zealand.
2023 – 12 people were confirmed dead in a terrorist attack at the Swat Police Station in Pakistan, with three buildings destroyed and over 40 injured.
Birthdays on April 24👉
1888 – Vishnu Ram Medhi – Indian politician, freedom fighter, and former Chief Minister of Assam.
1908 – Violet Alva – Indian lawyer, journalist, and politician.
1909 – Tika Ram Paliwal – Former Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
1928 – Rajkumar (South Indian actor), a renowned Kannada actor.
1929 – Shammi – Indian film actress.
1934 – Dandapani Jayakanthan, a versatile Tamil writer.
1938 – Mac Mohan, an actor in Hindi films.
1940 – Aziz Qureshi, former Governor of Mizoram.
1945 – Larry Tesler – An American computer scientist.
1956 – Sharad Arvind Bobde, an Indian judge who later became Chief Justice of India.
1956 – Teejan Bai – The first female artist of Chhattisgarh and a singer of the ‘Pandavani’ in the ‘Kapalik style’.
1973 – Sachin Tendulkar – Indian cricketer.
1973 – Pramod Sawant – Chief Minister of Goa.
April 24 – Deaths:
1858 – Controversial death of freedom fighter Kunwar Singh (there are disagreements).
1934 – C. Shankaran Nair – Indian judge and politician.
1942 – ‘Dinanath Mangeshkar’ – a renowned Marathi theater actor, prominent music composer, and Hindustani classical musician and singer.
1944 – Shivprasad Gupta – Founder of the Hindi newspaper ‘Daily Aaj’ and a prominent revolutionary.
1960 – Anna Sahib Bhopatkar – Renowned writer and public figure.
1972 – Jamini Roy – Prominent Indian painter.
1974 – Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’.
2009 – Mahatma Ramchandra Veer – a successful author, poet, and eloquent speaker.
2011 – Satya Sai Baba – Spiritual guru.
2020 – Death of former Australian all-rounder Greig Watson.
2020 – Death of renowned photojournalist Ronjoy ‘Ronnie’ Roy.
2021 – Padma Shri awardee and BHU’s famous scientist ‘Hydrogen Man’ Omkarnath Srivastava passed away from COVID-19.
2022 – The death of K. Sankaranarayanan, former Governor of Maharashtra (90), in Palghat, Kerala.
2022 – Death of Padma Shri awardee and renowned writer Binapani Mohanti (85).
2023 – Death of Pakistani-origin renowned author Tarek Fatah (73) from cancer.
Significant Events and Festivals on April 24:
🔅 Shri Ekalingsji Patotsav (Nathdwara, Kailashpuri, Udaipur).
🔅 Mahalaxmi Rathotsav (Kolhapur).
🔅 Ambanath Yatra – Sangaluda (Akola).
🔅 Shri Satya Sai Mahaprayan Divas.
🔅 Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s birthday.
🔅 Shri Pramod Sawant’s birthday.
🔅 Shri Vishnu Ram Medhi Jayanti.
🔅 Shri Tika Ram Paliwal Jayanti.
🔅 Human Unity Day (in memory of Sant Nirankari Mission’s Baba Gurubachan Singh Ji).
🔅 International Day of Diplomacy and Multilateralism for Peace.
🔅 National Panchayati Raj Day.
🔅 World Laboratory Animal Day (WDAIL).
🔅 World Immunization Week from April 24 to April 30.
Please note:
Although efforts have been made to prepare this list with utmost caution, I am not responsible for any event, date, or other errors.
🌻 Wishing you a blessed day! 🌻