1 December
1 December in Indian and World History
1 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for several reasons. 1 December is the birth anniversary of Kaka Kalelkar, Raja Mahendra Pratap, Ananta Singh, and Major Shaitan Singh. 1 December is also observed as the death anniversary...
1 December: Remembering Elizabeth Peratrovich on the day of passing
Elizabeth Peratrovich (4 July 1911 – 1 December 1958) was an Indigenous rights activist and civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the fight against racial discrimination in Alaska. She was born in Petersburg, Alaska in 1911, and was a member of the Tlingit...
2 December
2 December: Tribute to Edmond Rostand
Edmond Rostand (1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac.
2 December: Remembering George Minot on Birth Anniversary
George Minot (2 December 1885 – 25 February 1950) was an American physician and medical researcher who made significant contributions to the field of hematology. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 Life and Career He was born on 2 December...
2 December in Indian and World History
2 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 2 December is the birth anniversary of Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, Baba Raghavdas, Bommireddy Nagi Reddy, and Manohar Gajanan Joshi. 2 December is also observed as the...
2 December: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed every year on 2 December. It is about raising awareness and reinforcing global efforts in combatting the torment of modern slavery. The day remind the people and government to abolish modern forms of slavery...
3 December
3 December: Gita Mahotsav 2022 and its Significance
Gita Jayanti is observed every year on the Shukla Ekadashi, the 11th day of the waxing moon of the Margashirsha month of the Hindu calendar. The day is also considered as the birthday of the Bhagavad Gita. This year, the Gita Jayanti marks the 5159th anniversary of...
3 December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022 and its Significance
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed every year on 3 December. It aims to promote an understanding of the emotions, feelings, and situations of a person with a disability. It also invites people to mobilize support for the dignity, rights, and...
3 December: Remembering Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884-28 February 1963) was an Indian Independence activist, Lawyer, and Politician. He served as the first president of Independent India. EARLY LIFE He was born on 3 December 1884, in Bihar, India. In 1902, he joined Presidency College,...
3 December in Indian and World History
3 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 3 December is the birth anniversary of Nandalal Bose, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Khudiram Bose, Ramashankar Yadav and Yashpal. 3 December is also observed as the death...
3 December: Remembering Khudiram Bose on his Birth Anniversary
Khudiram Bose (3 December 1889 – 11 August 1908) was a revolutionary who was hanged for the freedom of India at the age of 19. The history of the Indian freedom struggle is full of adventures of hundreds of revolutionaries. One name on the list of such revolutionaries...
4 December
4 December in Indian and World History
4 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 4 December is the birth anniversary of Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, Vidyabhushan Vibhu, and R. Venkataraman. 4 December is also observed as the death anniversary of...
5 December
5 December: Remembering Bhai Vir Singh on his Birth Anniversary.
Bhai Vir Singh (5 December 1872 – 10 June 1957) was an Indian poet, scholar, and theologian of the Sikh revival movement, playing an important part in the renewal of the Punjabi literary tradition. He laid the foundation of ‘The Khalsa Tract Society’ in 1894. Early...
5 December: Tribute to Nicolas Steno
Nicolas Steno (11 January 1638 – 5 December 1616) was a Danish scientist who pioneered both anatomy and geology. He later became a Catholic bishop.
5 December in Indian and World History
5 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 5 December is the birth anniversary of Bhai Vir Singh, H. C. Dasappa, Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, and Farhat Ezekiel Nadira. 5 December is also observed as the death...
6 December
6 December: Tribute to Tawhida Ben Cheikh
Tawhida Ben Cheikh (2 January 1909 – 6 December 2010) was a Tunisian physician and activist who played a pioneering role in promoting women’s rights and gender equality in Tunisia and across the Arab world.
6 December: Tribute to Norman Frederick Hetherington
Norman Frederick Hetherington (29 May 1921 – 6 December 2010) was an Australian artist, teacher, cartoonist (known as “Heth”), puppeteer, and puppet designer.
6 December: Remembering Colonel Hoshiar Singh on his punya tithi
Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya (5 May 1930 – 6 December 1998) was an officer of the Indian Army who was awarded India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. Early Life Hoshiar Singh Dahiya was born in Sisana village,...
6 December: Remembering B. R. Ambedkar on his Punya Tithi
B. R. Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, and social reformer who fought economic and social discrimination against the untouchables. He was against the concept of untouchability in Hinduism. As a result, he renounced Hinduism...
6 December in Indian and World History
6 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 6 December is the birth anniversary of Brijlal Viyani. 6 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Colonel Hoshiar Singh, Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, and...
7 December
7 December: Tribute to Abidin Dino
Abidin Dino (23 March 1913 – 7 December 1993) was a prominent Turkish painter and writer, known for his unique artistic style that blended elements of surrealism and social realism. He was also a leading figure in the Turkish modern art movement of the 1940s and 1950s.
7 December: Remembering Pramukh Swami Maharaj on his Birth Anniversary
Pramukh Swami Maharaj (7 December 1921 – 13 August 2016) was the guru and the fifth spiritual successor of Swaminarayan. He was the President or pramukh, of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a major branch of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya,...
7 December: Tribute to Elie Ducommun
Elie Ducommun (19 February 1833 – 7 December 1906) was a Swiss peace activist, who is perhaps best known for his work with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Life and Career He was born on 19 February 1833, in Geneva, Switzerland. He worked as a tutor, language...
7 December in Indian and World History
7 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 7 December is the birth anniversary of Jatindranath Mukherjee and Radhakamal Mukherjee. 7 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Hyder Ali, and Begum...
8 December
8 December: Tribute to Tom Jobim
Tom Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994) was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian music.
8 December: Remembering Uday Shankar on his Birth Anniversary
Uday Shankar (8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer, choreographer, and ballet producer. He is also known as the ‘Father of Modern Dance’ in India. Uday Shankar introduced Europe and America to Indian dance and culture and effectively placed Indian...
8 December in Indian and World History
8 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 8 December is the birth anniversary of Balaji Bajirao, Narayan Shastri Marathe, Balkrishna Sharma Naveen, and Uday Shankar. 8 December is also observed as the death...
8 December: Remembering Uday Shankar on his Punya Tithi
Uday Shankar (8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer, choreographer, and ballet producer. He is also known as the ‘Father of Modern Dance’ in India. Uday Shankar introduced Europe and America to Indian dance and culture and effectively placed Indian...
9 December
9 December: Remembering Mahendra Nath Mulla on his Punya Tithi
Mahendra Nath Mulla (15 May 1926 – 9 December 1971), a brave officer of the Indian Navy. He was the captain of the Indian maritime carrier INS Khukri. Life and Career Mahendra Nath Mulla was born on 15 May 1926, in Uttar Pradesh, India. He too had an interest in law...
9 December in Indian and World History
9 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 9 December is the birth anniversary of Chandra Nath Sharma, Kushwaha Kant, Raghuvir Sahay, Shatrughan Sinha, and Sonia Gandhi. 9 December is also observed as the death...
10 December
10 December: Tribute to Karl Drais
Karl Drais (29 April 1785 – 10 December 1851) was a noble German forest official and significant inventor in the Biedermeier period. He is credited with inventing the first two-wheeled personal transportation device, the precursor to the modern bicycle.
10 December: Remembering Chakravarti Rajagopalachari on his Birth Anniversary
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (10 December 1878 – 25 December 1972) was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and independence activist. He was a founder and leader of the Swatantra (Independent) Party. Early Life C Rajagopalachari was born on 10 December 1878, in Tamil...
10 December: Remembering Mohammad Ali Jauhar on his Birth Anniversary
Mohammad Ali Jauhar (10 December 1878 – 4 January 1931), was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist, educationist, and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia. Early Life and Career Mohammad Ali Jauhar was born on 10 December 1878, in Rampur, British India. Jauhar...
10 December in Indian and World History
10 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 10 December is the birth anniversary of Jadunath Sarkar, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, Prafulla Chand Chaki, Siddhavanahalli Nijalingappa, andHasmukh Dhirajlal...
11 December
11 December: Observing Brenda Lee’s Birthday
Brenda Lee is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is best known for her powerful voice and her string of hit songs in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She began her career as a child performer, and by the age of 10, she was already appearing on local radio...
11 December: Tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar
Pandit Ravi Shankar (7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian musician, sitar player, composer, and founder of the National Orchestra of India.
11 December: Tribute to Averroes
Averroes (14 April 1126 – 11 December 1198) was a medieval Muslim polymath who made significant contributions in various fields, including philosophy, medicine, law, and astronomy. He lived during the Islamic Golden Age and is widely regarded as one of the most influential scholars in the history of Islamic philosophy.
11 December: Remembering Max Born on his Birth Anniversary
Max Born (11 December 1882 – 5 January 1970) was a German physicist and mathematician who played a vital role in the evolution of quantum mechanics. Early Life and Education He was born on 11 December 1882, in Breslau, German Empire. He received his early education at...
11 December in Indian and World History
11 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 11 December is the birth anniversary of Dilip Kumar, Osho Rajneesh, Pranab Mukherjee, and Viswanathan Anand. 11 December is also observed as the death anniversary of...
12 December
12 December: Yuvraj Singh a former Indian cricketer.
Yuvraj Singh (12 December 1981) is a former Indian international cricketer. In ODI cricket, he's won 7 Player of the Series awards. Early Life He was born on 12 December 1981, in Chandigarh, India. During his childhood, Yuvraj loved tennis and roller skating and was...
12 December: Rajinikanth an Indian actor
Rajinikanth (12 December 1950) was an Indian actor, producer, and screenwriter. He works in Tamil Cinema. He acted in more than 170 films. These include films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam. EARLY LIFE He was born on 12 December 1950, in Bangalore,...
12 December: Remembering Datta Naik on his Birth Anniversary
Datta Naik (12 December 1927 – 30 December 1987), also credited as N. Datta, was an Indian film music director in Hindi films. Early Life and Career He was born on 12 December 1927, in Goa, India. When he was 12, he ran away from his family and moved to Mumbai. He...
12 December in Indian and World History
12 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 12 December is the birth anniversary of Balakrishna Shivram Munje, Rajinikanth, Hemant Karkare, and Yuvraj Singh. 12 December is also observed as the death anniversary...
13 December
13 December: Remembering Smita Patil on her Punya Tithi
Smita Patil (17 October 1955 – 13 December 1986) was an Indian actress in film, television, and theatre. Smita Patil appeared in over 80 Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, and Kannada films in a career that spanned just over a decade. Early Life Smita Patil...
13 December in Indian and World History
13 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 13 December is the birth anniversary of Ilachandra Joshi, and Lakshmi Chand Jain. 13 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Smita Patil. Birth...
14 December
14 December: Remembering B. K. S. Iyengar on his Birth Anniversary
B K S Iyengar (14 December 1918 – 20 August 2014), was a famous Indian yoga guru who introduced yoga to the world. He is considered the “Father of Modern Yoga”. Early Life B K S Iyengar was born on 14 December 1918, in Karnataka, India. His dad worked as a...
14 December: Remembering Raj Kapoor on his Birth Anniversary
Raj Kapoor (14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), was a Hindi film actor, producer, and director. He is also highly popular in India, the Middle East, the erstwhile Soviet Union, and China. Early Life He was born on 14 December 1924, in India. His parents were Prithviraj...
14 December: Remembering Munier Chowdhury on the day of assassination
Munier Chowdhury (27 November 1925 – 14 December 1971) was a Bengali intellectual, journalist, and politician from Bangladesh. He was a prominent advocate for democracy and human rights, as well as an influential figure in the country’s independence movement. In 1971, he was a victim of the mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals.
14 December in Indian and World History
14 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 14 December is the birth anniversary of Jagat Narayan Mulla, Upendranath Ashk, B. K. S. Iyengar, Ranbir Raj Kapoor, and Sanjay Gandhi. 14 December is also observed as...
15 December
15 December: Tribute to Wolfgang Pauli
Wolfgang Pauli (25 April 1900 - 15 December 1958) was an Austrian-born physicist who made significant contributions to the development of quantum mechanics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1945. Life and Career He was born on 25 April 1900, in Vienna,...
15 December: Remembering Nek Chand on his Birth Anniversary
Nek Chand (15 December 1924 – 12 June 2015), was a self-taught Indian artist. He is best known for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, an eighteen-acre sculpture garden in the city of Chandigarh, India. Early Life Nek Chand was born on 15 December 1924, in...
15 December: Tribute to Anne Cath Vestly
Anne Cath Vestly (15 February 1920 – 15 December 2008) was a Norwegian author of children’s literature. She is known for a wide range of books published from 1953 to 2004.
15 December: Remembering Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his Punya Tithi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, (31 October 1875- 15 December 1950) was an Indian Statesman. He served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. And, known as the Iron man of India and known for reunification of India. EARLY LIFE Sardar Vallabhbhai...
15 December: Tribute to José Sabogal
José Sabogal (19 March 1888 – 15 December 1956) was a Peruvian painter and muralist who is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the development of modern art in Peru. He was a central figure in the indigenous movement in Peruvian art and played a significant role in promoting and preserving the country’s cultural heritage.
16 December
16 December: Vijay Diwas 2022 and its Significance
Signing of Pakistani Instrument of Surrender by Pakistan's Lt.Gen. A. A. K. Niazi to the Joint Commander of the Liberation Force Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora in Dhaka on 16 December 1971 | commons. Wikimedia Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on 16 December. On this...
16 December: Remembering Arun Khetarpal on his Punya Tithi
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal (14 October 1950 – 16 December 1971), was an Indian Army officer awarded with the Param Vir Chakra. Early Life and Career Arun Khetarpal was born on 14 October 1950, in Pune, India. He comes from a family of military servicemen - his...
16 December: Remembering Panaganti Ramarayaningar on his Punya Tithi
Sir Panaganti Ramarayaningar (9 July 1866 – 16 December 1928), was a zamindar of Kalahasti, and a Justice Party leader, who served as the Chief Minister of Madras from 11 July 1921 to 3 December 1926. Early Life He was born on 9 July 1866, in Chittoor District, Andhra...
16 December: Tribute to Eliezer Ben Yehuda on Death Anniversary
Eliezer Ben Yehuda (7 January 1858 – 16 December 1922), a Russian–Jewish linguist, grammarian, and journalist, was renowned as the lexicographer of the first Hebrew dictionary. He was the main driving force behind the revival of the Hebrew language.
16 December in Indian and World History
16 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 16 December is the birth anniversary of Hawa Singh. 16 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, and Shakeela Bano. Birth...
16 December: Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his Punya Tithi
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924-16 August 2018) was an Indian politician. He was India's Prime Minister three times. A leading member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he co-founded it. His also works include poetry and novels. He got the Bharat Ratna in 2015. It...
17 December
17 December: Remembering Syed Mushtaq Ali on his Birth Anniversary
Syed Mushtaq Ali (17 December 1914 – 18 June 2005) was an Indian cricketer, and best known for scoring the first overseas Test century. Early Life Syed Mushtaq Ali was born on 17 December 1914, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. He studied at Aligarh Muslim University....
17 December: Remembering Abdul Rahim on his Birth Anniversary
Abdul Rahim (17 December 1556 – 1 October 1627), was a famous Hindi poet. He had an important place in the court of Akbar. Rahim was one of the Navaratnas of Akbar. Akbar gave him the title of ‘Khanakhana’ due to his bravery in the war of Gujarat. Early Life Rahim was...
17 December in Indian and World History
17 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 17 December is the birth anniversary of Rahim, Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar, Muhammad Hidayatullah, and John Abraham. 17 December is also observed as the death anniversary...
18 December
18 December: Tribute to Andrija Mohorovičić
Andrija Mohorovičić (23 January 1857 – 18 December 1936) was a Croatian meteorologist and seismologist who is best known for his discovery of the Mohorovičić discontinuity, also known as the Moho. The Moho is a boundary that separates the Earth’s crust from the mantle, and it was first identified by Mohorovičić in 1909.
18 December in Indian and World History
18 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 18 December is the birth anniversary of Guru Ghasidas and Bhikhari Thakur. 18 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi and Mukut...
19 December
19 December: Tribute to Robert Andrews Millikan
Robert Andrews Millikan (22 March 1868 – 19 December 1953) was an American physicist who is best known for his famous oil-drop experiment, which determined the charge of an electron. Life and Career He was born on 22 March 1868, in Morrison, Illinois, U.S. He received...
19 December in Indian and World History
19 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 19 December is the birth anniversary of Om Prakash and Pratibha Devi Singh Patil. 19 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaq...
19 December: Google Doodle celebrates Judith Leyster
In the Dutch Golden Age, Judith Leyster was a central figure and a master painter of the 17th century. In spite of this, misogyny and a forged signature led art dealers to misattribute her paintings to male artists for decades. The National Gallery of Art and the...
19 December: Prathibha Patil an Indian Politician
Prathibha Patil (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician and lawyer. She was the first woman President of India. On 25 July 2007, Pratibha Patil was sworn in as the 12th President of India. Early Life She was born on 19 December 1934, in Maharashtra, India....
19 December: Remembering Ram Prasad Bismil on his Punya Tithi
Ram Prasad Bismil (11 June 1897 – 19 December 1927), was a great freedom fighter of India, poet, translator, polyglot, and a litterateur of a high order. Early Life Ram Prasad Bismil was born on 11 June 1897, in Madhya Pradesh, India. During his childhood, he was...
20 December
20 December: Google Doodle celebrates Gonzalo Rojas’ 106th birthday
Today’s Doodle celebrates the 106th birthday of Gonzalo Rojas, a Chilean poet, diplomat, and teacher who won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1992. During the course of his career, he wrote and published more than 40 collections of poetry, often focusing...
20 December: Tribute to Julius Richard Petri
Julius Richard Petri (31 May 1852 – 20 December 1921) was a German microbiologist who is generally credited with inventing the device known as the Petri dish, which is named after him, while working as assistant to bacteriologist Robert Koch.
20 December: Remembering Nalini Jaywant on her Punya Tithi
Nalini Jaywant (18 February 1926 – 20 December 2010), was an Indian actress. She worked in cinema in the fifties and sixties ruling the hearts of lovers. Early Life and Career She was born on 18 February 1926, in Mumbai, India. In 1941, she made her first big splash...
20 December: Remembering Motilal Vora on his Birth Anniversary
Motilal Vora (20 December 1928 – 21 December 2020), the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Early Life and Career He was born on 20 December 1928, in Rajasthan, India. He received his education in Raipur and Kolkata. For many years, he...
20 December in Indian and World History
20 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 20 December is the birth anniversary of Gokranath Mishra and Motilal Vora. 20 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Nalini Jaywant. Birth Anniversary...
20 December: Remembering Ferdinand Buisson on Birth Anniversary
Ferdinand Buisson (20 December 1841 – 16 February 1932) was a French statesman, pacifist, and educational reformer. He is perhaps best known for his role in the development of the French public education system, particularly for his work in establishing laicite, the...
20 December: Tribute to Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin (5 February 1914 – 20 December 1998) was an English physiologist and biophysicist. He received the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Life and Career He was born on 5 February 1914, in Oxfordshire, England. In 1932, he enrolled at Trinity...
21 December
21 December: Tribute to Edwin G. Krebs
Edwin G. Krebs (6 June 1918 – 21 December 2009) was an American biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992. Life and Career He was born on 6 June 1918, in Lansing, Iowa, United States. He pursued his education at the University of...
21 December: Remembering Connie Mark on her Birthday
Connie Mark (21 December 1923 – 3 June 2007) was a Jamaican-born community organizer and activist. During World War II, she served as a medical secretary in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In the early 1950s, she became an activist for West Indians in London after...
21 December: Remembering Paco de Lucía on his Birthday
At the San Vito Jazz Festival in July 2010 | Courtesy: Alberto Cabello Paco de Lucía (21 December 1947 – 25 February 2014), also known as Francisco Sánchez Gómez, was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new...
21 December: Remembering Hanif Mohammad on his Birthday
Hanif Mohammad (21 December 1934 – 11 August 2016), was a Pakistani cricketer. He played for the Pakistani cricket team in 55 Test matches between the 1952–53 season and the 1969–70 season. He averaged 43.98 scoring twelve centuries. At his peak, he was considered one...
21 December in Indian and World History
21 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 21 December is the birth anniversary of Man Singh, Sunderlal Sharma, Thakur Pyarelal Singh, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, and Sanjiv Chaturvedi. 21 December is also...
21 December: Govinda an Indian actor
Govind Arun Ahuja (Govinda, born 21 December 1963) is an Indian actor, comedian, dancer, and former politician, who has appeared in more than 165 Hindi-language films and established himself as one of the most popular actors in India. Early Life and Career Govinda was...
21 December: Remembering Sohan Singh Bhakna on his Punya Tithi
Sohan Singh Bhakna (22 January 1870 – 21 December 1968) was a Sikh revolutionary, the founding president of the Ghadar Party, and a leading member of the party involved in the Ghadar Conspiracy of 1915. Early Life Sohan Singh Bhakna was born on 22 January 1870, in...
21 December: Tribute to Prokop Diviš
Prokop Diviš (26 March 1698 – 21 December 1765) was a Czech Catholic priest, theologian, and natural scientist. He is best known for his invention of the atmospheric electrostatic machine, a device that generated static electricity from the atmosphere, and his research on electricity and meteorology.
21 December: Remembering Hermann Joseph Muller on Birthday
Hermann Joseph Muller (21 December 1890 – 5 April 1967) was an American geneticist and evolutionary biologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1946. Life and Career He was born on 21 December 1890, in New York City, U.S. He received his...
22 December
22 December: Remembering Haldan Keffer Hartline on Birthday
Haldan Keffer Hartline (22 December 1903 – 17 March 1983) was an American physiologist. In 1967, Hartline was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with George Wald and Ragnar Granit. Life and Career He was born on 22 December 1903, in Bloomsburg,...
22 December: Remembering Srinivasa Ramanujan on his Birth Anniversary
Srinivasa Ramanujan (22 December 1887-26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician. Who contributed to the analytical theory of numbers and worked on elliptic functions, continued fractions, and infinite series. Life and Career Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on 22...
22 December in Indian and World History
22 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 22 December is the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, Maulana Mazharul Haque, and Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan. 22 December is also observed as the death...
23 December
23 December: Remembering Rash Behari Ghosh on his Birth Anniversary
Rash Behari Ghosh (23 December 1845 – 28 February 1921) was an Indian politician, lawyer, social worker, and philanthropist. Early Life and Career He was born on 23 December 1845, in West Bengal, India. He attended Burdwan Raj Collegiate School for his early...
23 December: Remembering Chaudhary Charan Singh on his Birth Anniversary
Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987), was an Indian politician, who served as the 5th Prime Minister of India between 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980. Early Life He was born on 23 December 1902, in Uttar Pradesh, India. He did his schooling in Jani...
23 December: Remembering P. V. Narasimha Rao on his Punya Tithi
P V Narasimha Rao (28 June 1921- 23 December 2004) was an Indian politician. From 1991 to 1996, he was India's ninth prime minister. Early Life P V Narasimha Rao was born on 28 June 1921, in Hyderabad, India. At Osmania University, he earned a bachelor's degree in...
23 December in Indian and World History
23 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 23 December is the birth anniversary of Rash Behari Ghosh, Ramvriksh Benipuri, and Chaudhary Charan Singh. 23 December is also observed as the death anniversary of...
24 December
24 December: Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his Birth Anniversary
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924-16 August 2018) was an Indian politician. He was India's Prime Minister three times. A leading member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he co-founded it. His also works include poetry and novels. He got the Bharat Ratna in 2015. It...
24 December in Indian and World History
24 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 24 December is the birth anniversary of Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Banarasidas Chaturvedi, Narayan Bhai Desai, Muhammad Rafi, and Anil Kapoor. 24 December is also...
25 December
25 December: Tribute to Helen Joseph
Helen Joseph 8 April 1905 – 25 December 1992) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. A leading figure of white dissent of the unjust practice of apartheid, Joseph is widely considered one of South Africa’s most influential freedom fighters and women’s rights advocates.
25 December: Tribute to Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona.
25 December: Remembering Madan Mohan Malaviya on his Birth Anniversary
Madan Mohan Malaviya (25 December 1861 – 12 November 1946) was a great freedom fighter, politician, and educationist, but also a great social reformer. He was respectfully addressed by the title Pandit and also addressed as Mahamana which means compassionate. The...
25 December: Good Governance Day and its Significance
Good Governance Day is celebrated every year on 25 December in India. It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, His Samadhi namely ‘Sadiav Atal’ was dedicated to the nation and reflects his personality as a poet, humanist,...
25 December: Tribute to Karel Capek
Karel Capek (9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright and critic. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel War with the Newts (1936) and play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots, 1920), which introduced the word robot.
25 December: Remembering Chakravarti Rajagopalachari on his Punya Tithi
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (10 December 1878 – 25 December 1972) was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and independence activist. He was a founder and leader of the Swatantra (Independent) Party. Early Life Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was born on 10 December 1878,...
25 December in Indian and World History
25 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 25 December is the birth anniversary of Madan Mohan Malaviya, Ganganath Jha, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 25 December is also observed as the...
25 December: Remembering Bhupendra Nath Datta on his Punya Tithi
Bhupendra Nath Datta (4 September 1880 – 25 December 1961) was an Indian revolutionary and later a noted sociologist. EARLY LIFE Bhupendra Nath Datta was born on 4 September 1880, in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He was admitted to Ishwar Chandra...
26 December
26 December: Boxing Day and its Significance
Boxing Day is a holiday that is celebrated on December 26th in many countries around the world, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. It is a day of rest and celebration, and it is typically marked by the giving of gifts and participation in various...
26 December: Remembering Baba Amte on his Birth Anniversary
Baba Amte (26 December 1914 – 9 February 2008) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of people suffering from leprosy.
26 December: Observing Slovenian Independence Day
Each 26 December, Slovenian Independence Day commemorates the official proclamation of Slovenia's independence referendum, which occurred on 26 December 1990. Slovenia became its own republic, independent of the former Yugoslavia. The referendum was held on 23...
26 December: Remembering Babur on his Punya Tithi
Babur (14 February 1483 – 26 December 1530), was a soldier of distinction, a poet, a diarist, a statesman, a military adventurer, and the founder of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent. He also got the posthumous name Firdaws Makani ('Dwelling in Paradise')....
26 December: Tribute to Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey (16 January 1932 – 26 December 1985) was an American zoologist and conservationist who is best known for her extensive study of mountain gorillas in Rwanda. She spent 18 years studying and protecting the gorillas, and her work was instrumental in increasing understanding of the species and raising awareness of their conservation needs.
26 December: Remembering Baba Amte on Birthday
Baba Amte (26 December 1914 – 9 February 2008) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of people suffering from leprosy.
26 December in Indian and World History
26 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 26 December is the birth anniversary of Udham Singh, Naushad Ali, Taarak Mehta, and Swami Vidyanand Ji Maharaj. 26 December is also observed as the death anniversary...
27 December
27 December: Remembering Munier Chowdhury on his Birth Anniversary
Munier Chowdhury (27 November 1925 – 14 December 1971) was a Bengali intellectual, journalist, and politician from Bangladesh. He was a prominent advocate for democracy and human rights, as well as an influential figure in the country’s independence movement. In 1971, he was a victim of the mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals.
27 December: Remembering Johannes Kepler on his Birth Anniversary
Johannes Kepler (27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer who is best known for his laws of planetary motion, which describe the motion of planets around the sun. He made important contributions to the field of astronomy and played a key role in the scientific revolution of the 17th century.
27 December: Remembering Mirza Ghalib on his Birth Anniversary
Mirza Ghalib (27 December 1797 – 15 February 1869), was an Indian poet. He wrote mostly in Urdu and Persian. He is considered the greatest Urdu-Persian poet of all time and is also credited with popularizing the flow of Persian poetry in the Indian language. On 27...
27 December in Indian and World History
27 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 27 December is the birth anniversary of Ghalib, Ujjwal Singh, Nityanand Swami, and Salman Khan 27 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Farooq Sheikh....
28 December
28 December: Google Doodle celebrates Fanny ‘Bobbie’ Rosenfeld’s 118th birthday
Fanny “Bobbie” Rosenfeld (28 December 1904 – 14 November 1969) was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the 1920s and 1930s. She is considered one of the greatest female athletes in Canadian history and was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1949. Rosenfeld was known for her versatility as an athlete and competed in a wide range of events, including the 100-meter dash, the long jump, and the discus throw. She won numerous medals at national and international competitions, including a gold medal in the 4×100-meter relay at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. In addition to her at
28 December: Google Doodle celebrates Lili Elbe’s 140th birthday
Lili Elbe (28 December 1882 – 13 September 1931) was a transgender woman who was one of the first known recipients of gender reassignment surgery. She was born in Denmark in 1882 as Einar Wegener and lived as a man until she underwent a series of surgeries between 1930 and 1931 to transition to a woman.
28 December: Remembering Iqbal Bano on her Birth Anniversary
Iqbal Bano (28 December 1938 - 21 April 2009) was a Pakistani ghazal singer. Although Ms. Bano is best known for her semi-classical Urdu ghazals and classical thumris, she also sang easy-listening numbers in 1950s films. She is remembered for her heroic role against...
28 December: Remembering Thanpuying Puangroi Apaiwong on her Birth Anniversary
Thanpuying Puangroi Apaiwong (28 December 1914 – 17 August 2000) was a Thai composer, thought to be the first woman composer in Thailand. She is best known for the classic “Bua Kao” (“White Lotus”), which was awarded as “Song of Asia” by UNESCO in 1979 and made her a...
28 December: Remembering Dhirubhai Ambani on his Birth Anniversary
Dhirubhai Ambani (28 December 1932 – 6 July 2002) also known as Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, was an Indian industrialist who founded Reliance Industries, giant petrochemical, communications, power, and textiles conglomerate that was the biggest exporter in India and...
28 December: Remembering Arun Jaitley on his Birth Anniversary
Arun Jaitley (28 December 1952-24 August 2019) was an Indian politician and lawyer. He was the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister of India from 2014 to 2019. He is known for his political acumen and bringing all together. He also oversaw the introduction of the...
28 December: Remembering Sumitranandan Pant on his Punya Tithi
Sumitranandan Pant (20 May 1900 – 28 December 1977), was an Indian poet. He was considered one of the most celebrated 20th-century poets of the Hindi Language. He was known for his progressive left-wing poems. His poems also had romanticism and were inspired by the...
28 December: Remembering Arun Jaitley on his Birth Anniversary
Arun Jaitley (28 December 1952-24 August 2019) was an Indian politician and lawyer. He was the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister of India from 2014 to 2019. He is known for his political acumen and bringing all together. He also oversaw the introduction of the...
28 December: Remembering Farooq Sheikh on Punya Tithi
Farooq Sheikh (25 March 1948 − 28 December 2013) was an Indian actor, philanthropist, and television presenter. He rose to fame because of his acting in films of the 70s and 80s. He was generally known for his work in art cinema also known as parallel cinema. Life and...
28 December in Indian and World History
28 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for several reasons. 28 December is the birth anniversary of Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, Ratan Naval Tata, and Arun Jaitley. 28 December is also observed as...
29 December
29 December: Remembering Zainul Abedin on his Birth Anniversary
Zainul Abedin (29 December 1914 – 28 May 1976) was a Bangladeshi painter. He became well known in 1944 through his series of paintings depicting some of the great famines in Bengal during its British colonial period.
29 December: Remembering Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa on his Birth Anniversary
Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994) popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He was a renowned Kannada poet, writer, and philosopher from Karnataka, India. He was one of the foremost...
29 December: Remembering Charles Macintosh on his Birth Anniversary
Charles Macintosh (29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843) was a Scottish chemist and the inventor of the modern waterproof raincoat. The Mackintosh raincoat (the variant spelling is now standard) is named after him. Life and Career Macintosh was born on 29 December 1766 in...
29 December: Tribute to Fasia Jansen
Fasia Jansen (6 June 1929 – 29 December 1997) was a German political singer-songwriter and peace activist.
29 December: Remembering Guru Gobind Singh on his Birth Anniversary
Guru Gobind Singh (29 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), born Gobind Rai, was the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet, and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Singh was formally installed as the leader...
29 December: Tribute to Carl Spitteler
Carl Spitteler (24 April 1845 – 29 December 1924) was a Swiss poet, novelist, and essayist who is considered one of the most significant writers in Swiss literature. Life and Career He was born on 24 April 1845, in Liestal, Switzerland. He studied theology at the...
29 December in Indian and World History
29 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 29 December is the birth anniversary of Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee, Ramanand Sagar, and Rajesh Khanna. 29 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Hakim...
29 December: Remembering Rajesh Khanna on his Birth Anniversary
Rajesh Khanna (29 December 1942 - 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer, and politician. He was known as the "First Superstar" of Bollywood. Between 1969 and 1971, he had a record 15 successful films. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he was the highest-paid...
30 December
30 December: Remembering Yun Dong-ju on Birth Anniversary
Yun Dong-ju (30 December 1917 – 16 February 1945), was a Korean poet and independence activist who is remembered for his poetry, which often explored themes of freedom, democracy, and national identity.
30 December: Remembering Tarfa Abdel-Kheir Adam on Birth Anniversary
Tarfa Abdel-Kheir Adam (30 December 1947 – 21 August 2007), known professionally as Etab, was a Saudi Arabian singer active from the 1960s to the 1990s. She was first Saudi Arabia’s first female singer.
30 December: Remembering Daniil Kharms on Birthday
Daniil Kharms (30 December 1905 – 2 February 1942) was an avant-garde Russian writer and poet during the early 20th century. His absurdist works blend elements of poetry, prose, and drama to create a unique style of writing. Today, Kharms is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Russian literature and modern art.
30 December: Remembering Datta Naik on his Punya Tithi
Datta Naik (12 December 1927 – 30 December 1987), also credited as N. Datta, was an Indian film music director in Hindi films. Early Life and Career He was born on 12 December 1927, in Goa, India. When he was 12, he ran away from his family and moved to Mumbai. He...
30 December in Indian and World History
30 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 30 December is the birth anniversary of Ramana Maharshi, Prakash Vir Shastri, Sourabh Verma, and Ved Pratap Vaidik. 30 December is also observed as the death...
30 December: Remembering Ramana Maharshi on his Birth Anniversary
Sri Ramana Maharshi reclining in the Old Hall where he lived from 1927 to 1950 | Wikimedia Ramana Maharshi (30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage. He attracted devotees that regarded him as an avatar and came to him for darshan. Some of Ramana...
30 December: Remembering Vikram Sarabhai on his Punya Tithi
Vikram Sarabhai with Prime minister Indira Gandhi when she visited the Experimental Satellite Communication Earth Station, Ahmedabad in 1967 | Image source: Space Application Centre, ISRO Vikram Sarabhai (12 August 1919 – 30 December 1971) was an Indian physicist and...
31 December
31 December in Indian and World History
31 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 31 December is the birth anniversary of Krishna Ballabh Sahay and Shrilal Shukla. 31 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Vishwanath Kashinath...
31 December: Google Doodle celebrate New Year’s Eve 2022
Image Courtesy: Google Doodle Doodle celebrates New Year’s Eve, a time to reminisce about 2022, and look forward to a fresh start in 2023. Whether you’re setting off fireworks or setting goals for next year, here’s to the great things to come in 2023! 3… 2… 1… ...
31 December: Remembering Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade on his Punya Tithi
Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade (12 July 1863 – 31 December 1926), popularly known as Itihasacharya Rajwade, was a historian, scholar, writer, commentator, and orator from Maharashtra, India. He composed a famous History Grant called 'History of Indian Marriage...
31 December: Remembering Raj Narain on his Punya Tithi
Raj Narain (23 November 1917-31 December 1986) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. In 1975, he won a famous case against Indira Gandhi, which got the Prime Minister disqualified and an emergency declared in India. In 1977, he beat Indira Gandhi in the...
31 December: Remembering Kader Khan on his Punya Tithi
Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, comedian, and film director. After making his debut in the 1973 film Daag, starring Rajesh Khanna, he appeared in over 300 Bollywood films as an actor. Early Life and Career Kader Khan...
