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The International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1 each year. On December 14, 1990 the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons.
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Monday, 30 September 2013
International Translation Day
International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint of translators.
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Sunday, 29 September 2013
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria was the first female president
of her country Chile. She was born September 29, 1951. She is a Social Democrat politician who was President of Chile
from 11 March 2006 to 11 March 2010.
Coffee Day
International Coffee Day is also known as Coffee Day or National Coffee Day, is an annual event observed on September 29 in a handful of countries for the celebration and enjoyment of the popular beverage coffee.
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Saturday, 28 September 2013
World Heart Day
World Heart Day is observed every year on the last
Sunday in September, is organized by the World Heart Federation, and has
been celebrated annually since 1999. From 2011 onwards, it is celebrated every 29 September and no longer on the last Sunday of September. The 2013 World Heart Day will highlight a life-course approach to the
prevention and control of CVD with a focus on women and children and
show what actions can be taken through a person’s life to reduce their
risk of cardiovascular disease.
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World Rabies Day
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Friday, 27 September 2013
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked No. 1 in women's singles tennis. She was born on September 26, 1981.
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Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Thomas H Morgan
Thomas Hunt Morgan was born on September 25, 1866, he was an American evolutionary biologist,
geneticist and embryologist and science author who won the Nobel Prize
in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for discoveries elucidating the role
the chromosome plays in heredity. He died on December 4, 1945.
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Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Columbus - Second voyage to America
Columbus left from Cadiz in Spain for his second voyage
on September 24, 1493, with 17 ships and about 1200 men. His aim was to conquer
the Taino tribe and colonise the region.
source:http://www.christopher-columbus.eu/voyage-2.htm
source:http://www.christopher-columbus.eu/voyage-2.htm
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1st Automated return of lunar sample by Luna 16
Luna 16 was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample of lunar soil to Earth on 24 September 1970.
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Monday, 23 September 2013
Johann Franz Encke
Johann Franz Encke was a German astronomer. He was born on September 23, 1791,
he worked on the calculation of the periods of comets and asteroids,
measured the distance from the earth to the sun, and made observations
of the planet Saturn. He died on August 26, 1865.
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Sunday, 22 September 2013
The French Republic was proclaimed
The French First Republic was founded on 22 September 1792, by the newly established National Convention. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First French Empire in 1804 under Napoleon I.
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Right To Education Act (India) was established on
Ans: 2009
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Education is a fundamental right of every human being. It lays the
foundation for the development of society. The Indian Parliament enacted
the Right to Education Act in 2009, to provide free and compulsory
education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years. The
Act notifies that it is a legally enforceable duty of the Centre and
the States to provide free and compulsory education.
source: http://india.gov.in/spotlight/right-education-act-0
Saturday, 21 September 2013
International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace (World Peace Day) is observed annually on 21 September.
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Friday, 20 September 2013
James Dewar
James Dewar was a Scottish chemist and physicist. He was born on September 20, 1842. He is
probably best-known today for his invention of the Dewar flask, which he
used in conjunction with extensive research into the liquefaction of
gases. He died on March 27, 1923.
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The original home of gypsies was
(a) India (c) Egypt
(b) USA (d) Russia
Ans: (a)
The "gypsies" are a group of people found in central Asia.
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Artur Ekert
Artur Ekert is a Professor of Quantum Physics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, and a Lee Kong Chian Centennial Professor at the National University of Singapore and also the Director of CQT. He is best known as one of the inventors of quantum cryptography. He was born on 19 September 1961.
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Wednesday, 18 September 2013
World Water Monitoring Day
World Water Monitoring Day is celebrated on September 18. It was established in 2003 by America's
Clean Water Foundation as a global educational outreach program that
aims to build public awareness and involvement in protecting water
resources around the world by empowering citizens to carry out basic
monitoring of their local water bodies.
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The famous Virupaksha temple located in
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Ans: Chindambaram
The oldest temple in Hampi (Pattadkal, Karnataka) located on southern bank of river river Tungabhadra.
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