16 January dinvishesh in english
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16 January dinvishesh in english :
International Hot and Spicy Day
International Hot and Spicy Day is celebrated every year on January 16. The purpose of this day is to celebrate the taste of various hot and spicy foods. Hot foods are an important part of the food culture of many countries and due to this, this day is popular all over the world.
Spices such as chili, black pepper, ginger, and turmeric are considered not only to enhance the taste but also to be beneficial for health. Hot foods help in improving digestion, improving blood circulation, and generating heat in the body.
On this day, people prepare, taste, and organize spicy food competitions. This day is celebrated together to honour various cases of hot foods globally.
International Hot and Spicy Day reminds us of the importance of spicy foods and provides an opportunity to enjoy the tasty journey of different cultures.
16 January dinvishesh in english - Important Events :
- 1660: Rustum Zaman and Fazl Khan attacked Shivaji Maharaj, the general of Adil Shah, and returned defeated.
- 1681: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje was crowned as Chhatrapati.
- 1905: When Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal, patriots cheered Vande Mataram during the Vaibhanga movement.
- 1913: Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan wrote his first letter to G. H. Hardy in Cambridge, in which he stated various formulas involving integers, infinite series and continued fractions without proof.
- 1920: The first council meeting of the League of Nations was held in Paris, France.
- 1941: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose left the country.
- 1955: The building of the National Defence Academy in Pune was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Mumbai, Morarji Desai.
- 1969: Space Race: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 docked in orbit for the first time, the first transfer of crew from one spacecraft to another, and the only such transfer ever accomplished by a spacecraft.
- 1909: Ernest Shackleton’s expedition discovered the magnetic South Pole.
- 1995: INS Vidyut, an entirely indigenous missile submarine, was launched in Goa.
- 1996: Pune-based sculptor Dinkar Shankarrao Thopte was selected for the Lalit Kala Akademi Award.
- 1998: Urdu writer and poet Ali Sardar Jafri was announced the Jnanpith Award.
- 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia launched on STS-107, its final mission; 16 days later, Columbia re-entered Earth’s atmosphere, killing all astronauts.
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16 January dinvishesh in english - Birth :
- 972: ‘Sheng Zong’ – Emperor of the Liao Dynasty (died: June 25, 1031)
- 1516: ‘Beiyinnaung’ – King of Burma (died: October 10, 1581)
- 1630: ‘Guru Har Rai’ – 7th Sikh Guru (died: October 6, 1661)
- 1844: ‘Ismail Kemali’ – First Prime Minister of Albania (died: January 26, 1919)
- 1853: ‘André Michelin’ – French industrialist, founder of Michelin Tires Company, born. (Died: 4 April 1931)
- 1901: ‘Fulgencio Batista’ – Birth of the 9th President of Cuba, Cuban Colonel and politician (Died: 6 August 1973)
- 1911: ‘Eduardo Frei Montalva’ – Birth of the 28th President of Chile (Died: 22 January 1982)
- 1920: ‘Nanabhoy Ardeshir Palkhivala’ – Birth of the lawyer and economist. (Died: 11 December 2002)
- 1926: ‘Omkar Prasad Nayyar’ – Birth of the musician. (Died: 28 January 2007)
- 1931: ‘Subhash Mukherjee’ – Birth of the Indian scientist who became the first Indian and the second in the world to give birth to a child using in-vitro fertilization (IVF) (Died: 19 June 1981)
- 1931: ‘Johannes Rau’ – Birth of the 8th Federal President of Germany (Died: 27 January 2006)
- 1946: ‘Kabir Bedi’ – Birth of the film actor.
- 1952: Birth of ‘Fuad (II)’ – King of Egypt
- 1953: Birth of ‘Robert J Matthews’ – American neo-Nazi activist and leader of The Order (died: 8 December 1984)
- 1958: Birth of ‘Andris Skele’ – 4th Prime Minister of Latvia
- 1985: Birth of ‘Siddharth Malhotra’ – Indian actor
- 2004: Birth of ‘Ramita’ – Gold medalist, Indian rifle shooter
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16 January dinvishesh in english - Death :
- 1595: Death of ‘Murad (III)’ – Ottoman Sultan. (born: 4 July 1546)
- 1710: Death of ‘Higashiyama’ – Japanese Emperor. (born: 21 October 1675)
- 1711: Death of ‘Joseph Vaz’ – Indian-Sri Lankan priest and saint. (Born: 21 April 1651)
- 1906: ‘Marshall Field’ – American industrialist, founder of Marshall Field & Company, dies. (Born: 18 August 1834)
- 1909: ‘Mahadev Govind Ranade’ – Social reformer, religious reformer, economist and judge dies. (Born: 18 January 1842)
- 1938: ‘Sartachandra Chattopadhyay’ – Indian writer and playwright dies. (Born: 15 September 1876)
- 1954: ‘Baburao Painter’ – Filmmaker, director, painter, sculptor and Kalamaharshi dies. (Born: 3 June 1890)
- 1966: ‘Sadhu Vaswani’ – Spiritual guru and educationist dies. (Born: 25 November 1879)
- 1667: ‘Robert Van de Graaff’ – American material scientist passes away. (Born: 20 December 1901)
- 1988: ‘Dr. Laxmikant Jha’ – Internationally renowned economist passes away. (Born: 22 November 1913 – Bhagalpur, Bihar)
- 1997: ‘Dr. Datta Samant’ – Labor leader shot dead.
- 2000: ‘Trilokinath Kaul’ – Veteran diplomat, Foreign Secretary, Indian Ambassador to Russia, America and Iran passes away.
- 2003: ‘Ramvilas Jagannath Rathi’ – Founder of Sudarshan Chemicals Group passes away.
- 2005: ‘Shri Krishna Hari Mehendale’ – Musician passes away.