Matagini Hazra's Birth Anniversary

Matangini Hazra, born on 19 October 1870, in Tamluk, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Tumluk, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India), was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement. She was leading one of the five batches of volunteers (of the Vidyut Bahini), constituted by the Samar Parisad (War Council), at Tamluk to capture the Tamluk Police Station on 29 September 1942, when she was shot dead by the British Indian police in front of the police station, becoming the first "Quit India" movement martyr in Midnapore. She was a staunch Gandhian and was fondly called Gandhi buri, Bengali for "old lady Gandhi".

 

Inauguration of Ludhiana Clock Tower in 1906

 

The Victoria Memorial Clock Tower of Ludhiana was inaugurated on October 18, 1906 by the then Lieutenant Governor of the state of Punjab, Sir Charles Montogomery along with the then Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana, Deewan Tek Chand. The leaders of the state had chosen the most appropriate location for the Clock Tower keeping in view the propinquity of the railway station and other important business centres.

The primary landmark of the city, Clock Tower, has also come up to be the representative emblem of the city. The tower had been established as a tribute to the 25th year of the regime of Queen Victoria. Although Giani Zail Singh, once being the Chief Minister of Punjab, had renamed it to Bhagwan Mahavir Clock Tower.

The leading people of the city had contributed their level best for the establishment of the Clock Tower in 1906. At that point in time, it had been set up along with Chaura Bazaar, in the centre of the city, with tehsil office and courts in the surrounding area. Even today, the Clock Tower is mulled over to be the epicentre of Ludhiana city.

Sarangadhar Das's Birth Anniversary

 

Sarangadhar Das, born on 17 October 1886, in Dhenkanal princely state, British India, was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and Orissa politician. Das fought against the feudal chiefs in Orissa (present day Odisha) and, post-independence, was a member of India's Constituent Assembly, a Member of Parliament, and a leader of the Socialist Party.

 

Anil Kumble's Birthday

Anil Kumble, born on 17 October 1970, in Bangalore, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India, is a former Indian cricketer, captain, coach and commentator who played Test and One day international cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. A right-arm leg pin bowler, regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history, he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and was the third-highest wicket taker of all time at the time of his retirement in 2008.

Oscar Wilde's Birth Anniversary

Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde, born on 16 October 1854, in Dublin, Ireland, was an Irish wit, poet, and dramatist whose enduring fame rests on his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), and on his comic masterpieces Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). In his comedies he proved himself to be a master of the epigram. He was a spokesman for the late 19th-century Aesthetic movement in England, which advocated art for art’s sake, and he was the object of notorious civil and criminal suits involving homosexuality and ending in his imprisonment (1895–97). Despite his fall from society’s grace at the end of his life, Wilde came to be regarded as the personification of wit and sophistication.

Shankar Raghuvanshi's Birth Anniversary

 

Shankar Singh Ram Singh Raghuvanshi, born on 15 October 1922, in Hyderabad Deccan, Hyderabad State (present-day Telengana), was a legendary composer and conductor of Hindi cinema.

Together with Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal, he was one half of the duo Shankar-Jaikishan, a leading music director pair in the 1950s and 1960s. They won the Filmfare Best Music Award a record nine times.

During his formative years, he played the table and learned the art properly from Baba Nasir Khansahib and Khwaja Khurshid Anwar.

Shankar started his career with a theatre group run by Satyanarayana and Hemavati. Later, he joins Prithvi Theatre where he learned to play and mastered several other instruments like Sitar, Accordion and Piano, etc.

Shankar-Jaikishan together gave a number of hits like Mera Joota Hai Japani, Teri Pyari Pyari Surat Ko, Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujh Par, Bol Radha Bol, Baharon Phool Barsaao, and Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana.

Ada Lovelace Day 2025

 

Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration on the second Tuesday of October that honours the achievements of women in STEM. In 2025, it is being celebrated on 14^th October. Named after Ada Lovelace, a mathematician often considered the first computer programmer for her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, the day aims to increase the profile of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. The event was founded in 2009 to create role models and encourage more girls and women to pursue STEM careers.