Sunday 17 February 2013
48th day Gregorian Calender
February 17 2013 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian Calender There are 317 days remaining until the end of the year it must me 318days in leap year..
Saturday 16 February 2013
Nylon Patented By DuPont
A patent was issued to Wallace Carothers and several Du Pont co-workers
on February 16, 1937, covering nylon and its process of manufacture.
Nylon was announced at the New York World's Fair in 1939, where it was
said to be based on coal, air and water (technically true, in a broad
sense, since it contained carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen) and was
said to be stronger than silk. Actually, the raw materials for nylon
were derived from petroleum
Friday 15 February 2013
Thursday 14 February 2013
Ferris Wheel Day
Ferris Wheel Day was observed on 14 February. George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. a civil engineer, made the first Ferris
Wheel at the World's Colombian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day (Feast of Saint Valentine) is observed on every february14 most of the countries all over the world. It was celebrated from 15th century onwards.
The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High middle Ages, when the tradition of country love flourished.
Wednesday 13 February 2013
Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary
Sarojini Naidu was born on 13 February 1879 in Hyderabad, India. She was also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India. She was also one of the Framers of The Indian Constitution. Her birthday is celebrated as Women's day all over India. She died on March 2,1949.
Tuesday 12 February 2013
North Korea conducts third nuclear test successfully
North Korea has conducted the third under ground nuclear test successfully on 12 February 2013 after weeks of threats . The State-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said a “miniaturised” nuclear device had been detonated successfully at the test site.The detonation caused a tremor with a magnitude of between 4.9 and 5.1, sending shock-waves through the Korean peninsula.
D. Vinayachandran Passed Away
Charles Robert Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin was born on12 February 1809 in UK.He was an English naturalist,He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestor and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle of existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breading.
Monday 11 February 2013
National Inventors’ Day
National Inventors’ Day is celebrated on February 11th in United States of America
National Inventors’ Day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison, who is one of the most valuable inventors in United States of America.
National Inventors’ Day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison, who is one of the most valuable inventors in United States of America.
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in US .He was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. He died on October 18, 1931.
Sunday 10 February 2013
Gireesh Puthenchery (3rd Death Anniversary)
25th Amendment to the US Constitution
25th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified by Minnesota on February 10, 1967. Its purpose was to clarify presidential succession in case of death, resignation, or disability. It deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities
Saturday 9 February 2013
Mohammad Afzal Guru was hanged
2001 Indian Parliament attack
13 December 2001Soldiers protecting parliament from the attack
Charles Edward Kingsford Smith
Charles Edward Kingsford Smith was born on 9 February 1897. He is often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the US to Australia. He died on 8 November 1935.
Friday 8 February 2013
Thursday 7 February 2013
Charles John Huffam Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on 7 February 1812 in England. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.
He died on 9 June 1870 (aged58) in England..
He died on 9 June 1870 (aged58) in England..
Wednesday 6 February 2013
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is a UN-sponsored awareness day that takes place February 6 each year.
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