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#SubedarJoginderSingh, was a Soldier and posthumous recipient of India's highest military award, the #ParamVirChakra. Singh joined the British Indian Army in 1936 and served in the 1st battalion of the #SikhRegiment.
26 September 1921 - 23 October 1962
#InternationalSnowLeopardDay is observed annually on October 23 to raise awareness and promote the conservation of snow leopards (#PantheraUncia) and their high-altitude ecosystems.
#NationalReptileAwarenessDay is observed today to promote education, conservation, & appreciation for cold-blooded vertebrates like snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodilians. The day highlights the ecological importance of over 10,000 global species & addresses threats such...
#WorldIodineDeficiencyDay is observed today to raise global awareness about the vital role of #Iodine in brain development, metabolism, & thyroid function. The day promotes universal salt iodization as the primary, low-cost way to prevent #IDDs like goitre & cognitive delays.
#SharadchandraShankarShrikhande was a distinguished Indian mathematician celebrated for his groundbreaking advancements in combinatorics and statistical design theory.
19 October 1917 - 21 April 2020
#SubrahmanyanChandrasekhar was an Indian-American astrophysicist. He shared the 1983 #NobelPrize in Physics "for his theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars."
19 October 1910 - 21 August 1995
#MatanginiHazra was a revolutionary & a legendary figure of the Independence Movement. Affectionately known as #GandhiBuri (Bengali for Old Lady Gandhi), she was born to a poor peasant family in the village of Hogla near Tamluk, West Bengal.
19 October 1870 - 29 September 1942
#GeorgeVargheseKakkanadan, commonly known as #Kakkanadan, was an Indian short-story writer &novelist in the Malayalam language. His works broke away from the neo-realism that dominated Malayalam literature through the 1950s and 1960s.
23 April 1935 - 19 October 2011
#WorldAnaesthesiaDay is celebrated annually on October 16 to commemorate the first successful public demonstration of diethyl ether anaesthesia by dentist #WilliamTGMorton on October 16, 1846, at Massachusetts General Hospital.
#WorldFoodDay is celebrated globally every year on October 16 to commemorate the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (#FAO) of the United Nations in 1945.
Theme: "Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow".
The #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen is celebrated today. It honors the invaluable contributions of rural & indigenous women to agriculture, food security, & rural development, while driving efforts to eliminate rural poverty.
Theme : Rural Women Farmers Caring for Mother Nature
#GlobalHandwashingDay is an #InternationalHandWashing promotion campaign to motivate & mobilize people around the world to improve their hand washing habits. Washing hands at critical points both during the day and washing with soap are important.
Remembering #BharatRatna Dr. #APJAbdulKalam, former #PresidentOfIndia and the #MissileManOfIndia. His contributions to science, education and nation-building, along with his vision for a developed India, continue to inspire generations.
15 October 1931 - 27 July 2015
#BirendraKumarBhattacharya was a writer. He was also a recipient of #SahityaAkademiAward in Assamese, 1961 for his novel #Iyaruingam, which is considered a masterpiece of Indian literature. He was one of the pioneers of modern Assamese literature.
14 October 1924 - 06 August 1997