Wednesday 6 January 2016

05-Jan-1933 :- Death Of Calvin Coolidge , President Of United state.

John Calvin Coolidge Jr. 
( July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th President of the United States (1923–1929). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His response to the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a man of decisive action. Soon after, he was elected as the 29th Vice President in 1920 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small government conservative, and also as a man who said very little, although having a fair sense of humor.

Tuesday 5 January 2016

05-Jan-1941 :- Birth Of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi ( Nawab Pataudi ), Indian cricketer.

Mansoor Ali Khan 
(5 January 1941 – 22 September 2011), nicknamed Tiger Pataudi, was an Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team. He was the titular Nawab of Pataudi from 1952 until 1971, when by the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India the privy purses of the princes were abolished and official recognition of their titles came to an end. He has been described as "India’s greatest cricket captain".

05-Jan-1928 :- Birth Of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto , Prime Minister Of Pakistan .

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 
(5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977, and prior to that as the 4th President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. He is revered in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Awam . He was also the founder of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and served as its chairman until his execution in 1979.

Sunday 3 January 2016

03-Jan-1999 :- The Mars Polar Lander is launched.

The Mars Polar Lander, also known as the Mars Surveyor '98 Lander, was a 290-kilogram robotic spacecraft lander launched by NASA on January 3, 1999 to study the soil and climate of Planum Australe, a region near the south pole on Mars. It formed part of the Mars Surveyor '98 mission. On December 3, 1999, however, after the descent phase was expected to be complete, the lander failed to re establish communication with Earth. A post-mortem analysis determined the most likely cause of the mishap was premature termination of the engine firing prior to the lander touching the surface, causing it to strike the planet at a high velocity.
The primary objectives of the mission were to:
  • land on the layered terrain in the south polar region of Mars’;
  • search for evidence related to ancient climates and more recent periodic climate change;
  • give a picture of the current climate and seasonal change at high latitudes and, in particular, the exchange of water vapor between the atmosphere and ground;
  • search for near-surface ground ice in the polar regions, and analyse the soil for physically and chemically bound carbon dioxide and water; and
  • study surface morphology (forms and structures), geology, topography, and weather of the landing site.

03-Jan-1976 :- The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) become effected .

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 16 December 1966, and in force from 3 January 1976.It commits its parties to work toward the granting of economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR) to the Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories and individuals, including labour rights and the right to health, the right to education, and the right to an adequate standard of living. As of 2015, the Covenant has 164 parties. A further six countries, including the United States, have signed but not ratified the Covenant.
The ICESCR is part of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,International Bill of Human Rights, along with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), including the latter's first and second Optional Protocols.
The Covenant is monitored by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

03-Jan-1848 :- Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Liberia.

Joseph Jenkins Roberts (March 15, 1809 – February 24, 1876) was the first (1848–1856) and seventh (1872–1876) President of LiberiaWhen Liberia became independent in July 26, 1847 and Roberts was elected the first Black American president for the Republic of Liberia, serving until 1856. In 1872 he was elected again to serve as Liberia's seventh president.

03-Jan-1749 :- The first issue of Berlingske oldest operating newspaper, is published.

First published on 3 January 1749, Berlingske is the oldest Danish newspaper still published and among the oldest newspapers in the world.
Berlingske was founded by Denmark's Royal Book Printer Ernst Henrich Berling and originally titled Kjøbenhavnske Danske Post-Tidender, then the Berlingskes Politiske og Avertissements Tidende. The paper was supported by the Conservative Party. Until 1903 it had an official right to publish news about the government. In 1936, the newspaper's title was shortened to Berlingske Tidende.