Place: Kollam
Monday 28 October 2013
Sunday 27 October 2013
Otto Wichterle
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Saturday 26 October 2013
Joseph Aloysius Hansom
Joseph Aloysius Hansom was a prolific English architect working
principally in the Gothic Revival style. He invented the Hansom cab and
founded the eminent architectural journal, The Builder, in 1843. He was born on October 26, 1803 and died on June 29, 1882.
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Friday 25 October 2013
Henry Norris Russell
Henry Norris Russell was born on October 25, 1877, he was an American astronomer who, along with
Ejnar Hertzsprung, developed the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram. In 1923,
working with Frederick Saunders, he developed Russell–Saunders coupling
which is also known as LS coupling. He died on February 18, 1957.
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Thursday 24 October 2013
World Development Information Day
United Nations General Assembly decided to institute a World Development Information Day coinciding with United Nations Day on 24 October in1972. The General Assembly had the object of drawing the attention of world public-opinion each year to development problems and the necessity of strengthening international co-operation to solve them.
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Wednesday 23 October 2013
Mole Day
Mole Day is celebrated among chemists and chemistry students on October 23, between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM, making the date 6:02 10/23 in the American style of writing dates. The time and date are derived from Avogadro's number, which is approximately 6.02×1023, defining the number of particles (atoms or molecules) in one mole of substance, one of the seven base SI units.
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Tuesday 22 October 2013
International Stuttering Awareness Day
October 22 was observed as International Stuttering Awareness Day.The day is intended to raise public awareness of the millions of people, one per cent of the world's population who have the speech disorder of stuttering, also known as stammering.
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Monday 21 October 2013
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. He was born on October 21, 1833. He was the inventor of dynamite and he died on December 10, 1896.
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Sunday 20 October 2013
World Osteoporosis Day
World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on 20 October, and launches a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease.
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Saturday 19 October 2013
Jacques Edwin Brandenberger
Jacques Edwin Brandenberger was a Swiss chemist and textile engineer who in 1908 invented cellophane(Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Its low permeability to air, oils, greases, bacteria and water makes it useful for food packaging). He was born on October 19, 1872 and died on July 13, 1954.
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Friday 18 October 2013
Ernst Pascual Jordan
Ernst Pascual Jordan was born on October 18, 1902. He was a theoretical and mathematical physicist
who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum
field theory. He died on July 31, 1980.
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Thursday 17 October 2013
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world. It was officially recognised by the United Nations.
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Wednesday 16 October 2013
World Food Day
World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. The World Food Day theme for 2013 is "Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition"
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Tuesday 15 October 2013
Largest naval offshore patrol vessel commissioned
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The Indian Navy inducted into service its largest
offshore patrol vessel (OPV), INS Sunayna, at the Southern Naval Command
here on today(October 15, 2013). Vice-Admiral Satish Soni, Flag
Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the command who commissioned the
105-metre long ship, designed and built by the public sector Goa
Shipyard, told the media that the OPV added to the command’s teeth and
that it would soon be deployed for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of
Aden
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Global Handwashing Day
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The first manned spaceflight was launched by
Ans: Soviet Union
The first human spaceflight took place on 12 April 1961, when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made one orbit around the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, launched by the Soviet space program.
Monday 14 October 2013
World Standards Day
World Standards Day is celebrated internationally each year on 14 October. The aim of World Standards Day is to raise awareness among regulators, industry and consumers as to the importance of standardization to the global economy.
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Sunday 13 October 2013
International Day for Disaster Reduction
The United Nations General Assembly designated the second Wednesday of October as the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction as part of its proclamation of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. In 2009, the UN General Assembly decided to designate October 13 as the official date and also changed the name to International Day for Disaster Reduction.
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Saturday 12 October 2013
Columbus Day (United State)
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Friday 11 October 2013
International Day of the Girl Child
International Day of the Girl Child is observed on October 11. It is an international observance day declared by the United Nations. October 11, 2012, was the first Day of the Girl. The observation supports more opportunity for girls, and increases awareness of inequality faced by girls worldwide based upon their gender.
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Thursday 10 October 2013
World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October. It is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.
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Wednesday 9 October 2013
World Post day
World Post day is observed each year on October 9, remembering this date for the establishment of Universal Postal Union in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland. The Universal Postal Union was the start of global communications revolution, people could write to others all over the world.
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Largest stadium in the world by capacity
Ans: Rungnado May First Stadium
The Rungnado May First Stadium, or May Day Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, completed on May 1, 1989. It is regarded as the largest stadium in the world, with a capacity of 150,000, and occupying over 207, 000m squared.
The Rungnado May First Stadium, or May Day Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, completed on May 1, 1989. It is regarded as the largest stadium in the world, with a capacity of 150,000, and occupying over 207, 000m squared.
Tuesday 8 October 2013
Indian Air Force officially established
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict. It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire and the prefix Royal was added in 1945 in recognition of its services during World War II.
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Monday 7 October 2013
Harold Walter Kroto
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Sunday 6 October 2013
Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind
Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind was born on October 6, 1831, he was a German mathematician who
made important contributions to abstract algebra, algebraic number
theory and the foundations of the real numbers, He died on February 12, 1916.
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Saturday 5 October 2013
World Teachers Day
World Teachers Day, held annually on October 5 since 1994, commemorates teachers organizations worldwide. Its aim is to mobilize support for teachers
and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be
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International Day of No Prostitution
International Day of No Prostitution (IDNP) celebrated annually on October 5 as a manner of opposing prostitution. It is an awareness day that was first observed in 2002.
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Friday 4 October 2013
World Animal Day
World Animal Day is celebrated each year on October the 4th. It started in Florence, Italy in 1931 at a convention of ecologists. The 4th of October was originally chosen for World Animal Day because it is the feast day of Francis of Assisi, a nature lover and patron saint of animals and the environment.
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World Space Week is observed from
Ans: October 4 to October 10
It is observed in most of the world, in continents including Europe, Russia and Asia. World Space Week is officially defined as "an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition".
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