First train service in Kerala

Train service began in Travancore on November 26,1904,with the completion of the Chengotta -Punalur meter gauge line. Rail transport begin in Kerala between Beeper and Tirur line (30.6km) on March 12,1861. Train was built by Madras Railway Company.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.  The premise of the day is to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world are subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the aims of the day is to highlight that the scale and true nature of the issue is often hidden.

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Charles "Lucky" Luciano

Charles "Lucky" Luciano was born on November 24, 1897, he was an Italian-born American mobster. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States for splitting New York City into five different Mafia crime families and the establishment of the first Commission. He died on – January 26, 1962.

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John Wallis

John Wallis was born on November 23, 1616, he was an English mathematician who is given partial credit for the development of infinitesimal calculus. He died on October 28, 1703.

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Dr. Henry Chang-Yu Lee,

Dr. Henry Chang-Yu Lee, is a Chinese-born American forensic scientist. He is one of the world's foremost forensic scientists and founder of the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science. He was born on
November 22, 1938.

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World Television Day

In December 1996 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 November as World Television Day commemorating the date on which the first World Television Forum was held in 1996.

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Universal Children's Day

Children's Day is recognized on various days in many places around the world, to honor children globally. It was first proclaimed by the World Conference for the Well-being of Children in 1925 and then established universally in 1954 to protect an "appropriate" day. Major global variants include a Universal Children's Day on November 20, by United Nations recommendation.
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Day

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George Emil Palade

George Emil Palade was a Romanian cell biologist. He was described as "the most influential cell biologist ever", in 1974 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, together with Albert Claude and Christian de Duve. He was born on November 19, 1912 and died on October 7, 2008.

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Alan Bartlett Shepard

Alan Bartlett Shepard was born on November 18, 1923. he was an American naval aviator, test pilot, flag officer, NASA astronaut, and businessman, who in 1961 became the second person, and the first American, to travel into space. He died on July 21, 1998.

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International Students' Day

International Students' Day is an international observance of student community, held annually on November 17. Taking the day differently than its original meaning, a number of universities mark it, sometimes on a day other than November 17, for a nonpolitical celebration of the multiculturalism of their international students.

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International Mother Language Day First Announced

International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It has observed every year since 2000 February. It was first announced on 17 November 1999 by UNESCO.

International Day for Tolerance

International Day for Tolerance is an annual observance declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance. It is observed on 16 November.

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Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli is an Italian fashion designer from Florence. He is known for detailed exotic prints and for creating the sand-blasted look for jeans which are now a standard style for the majority of jean makers. He was born on November 15, 1940.

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World Diabetes Day

World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes mellitus world and is held on November 14 of each year. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to the alarming rise of diabetes around the world.

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Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister and he was born on 14 November 1889. He ruled  India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in office in 1964 May 27http://datesupdates.blogspot.in/2013/05/jawaharlal-nehru-death-anniversary.html.  His birthday is celebrated as Children's day in India.

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World Kindness Day

World Kindness Day is observed on 13 November. It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement a coalition of nations kindness NGOs. It is observed in many countries, including Canada, Japan, Australia, Nigeria and United Arab Emirates. In 2009, Singapore observed the day for the first time.

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India's National Voters' Day is on

Ans: January 25 

It is started from January 25th 2011.

Holland Tunnel commissioned

Holland Tunnel(is a highway tunnel under the Hudson River connecting the island of Manhattan in New York City with Jersey City, New Jersey at Interstate 78 on the mainland of the United States.) was renamed in memory of its first chief engineer by the New York State Bridge and Tunnel Commission and the New Jersey Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission on November 12, 1924.

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Place: Kollam

Hugh Everett III

Hugh Everett III was an American physicist who first proposed the many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics, which he termed his "relative state" formulation. He was born on November 11, 1930 and died on July 19, 1982.

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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan

Place: Kollam

Election Commission of India was formed on

 Ans: 25 January 1950

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov is a Russian small arms designer, most famous for developing the AK-47, AKM, and AK-74 assault rifles. He was born on November 10, 1919.

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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan

Place: Kollam

Reserve Bank of India was established on

Ans: 1 April 1935

Jack William Szostak

Jack William Szostak was born November 9, 1952, he is a Canadian American biologist of Polish British descent and Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Alexander Rich Distinguished Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Elizabeth Blackburn and Carol W. Greider, for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres.

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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan

Place: Kollam

International Day of the Book is the anniversary of the birth and death of

Ans: Shakespeare

World Town Planning Day

The international organisation for World Urbanism Day, also known as "World Town Planning Day", was founded in 1949 and it is celebrated in more than 30 countries on four continents each November 8th. It is a special day to recognise and promote the role of planning in creating livable communities.

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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan

Place: Kollam

World book day is on

Ans: 23 April

Edwin Herbert Hall

Edwin Herbert Hall was an American physicist who discovered the "Hall effect". He was born on November 7, 1855 and died on November 20, 1938. 

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Place: Ooty

Red Fort was constructed by the Mughal emperor

Ans:  Shah Jahan

James Naismith was born on November 6, 1861, he was a Canadian-American sports coach and innovator. He invented the sport of basketball in 1891 and he died on November 28, 1939.

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Place: Perumpuzha @ Kollam

Chandrayaan-1 was launched on

Ans: 22 October 2008

Mangalyan launch

President Pranab Mukherjee today (November 5, 2013) congratulated ISRO for the successful launch of ‘Mangalyan’, Mars Orbiter Spacecraft, and said it was a significant milestone that will inspire more scientists to make greater strides in achieving goals.  In his message to Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), K. Radhakrishnan, the President said: “This launch of India’s first dedicated Mars Orbiter Spacecraft is a significant milestone in the progress of our space programme and space applications.  The blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), located on the island of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh coast. If the Orbiter reaches its destination successfully by Sept 2014, India would be the fifth country to reach out to Mars.
Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/indian-spaceship-finally-takes-off-for-mars-113110500394_1.html,  http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/pranab-congratulates-isro-for-mangalyan-launch/article5317201.ece

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