On this day, 23 Feb....
1768 - Nizam accepted British supremacy and Smith Col. signed peace treaty with the Nizam.
1792 - The Third Mysore War ended in Tipu Sultan's signing of Peace Treaty dictated by Lord Cornwallis & surrendering his two sons, Abdul Khaliq & Maiz - Uddin. This is known as Treaty of Seringapatam (also called Srirangapatnam, Mysore's capital).
1813 - The first cotton mill in the world in which the whole process of cotton manufacturing from spinning to weaving was carried on by power was incorporated in Waltham, the U.S. Located on a river bank it used water power.
1886 - London Times publishes world's 1st classified ad.
1893 - Rudolf Diesel received a German patent for the diesel engine. His engine burns fuel oil rather than gasoline and uses the high compressed pressure of the gases in the cylinder rather than a spark to ignite the fuel. Despite the diesel engine's exhaust pollution, its fuel efficiency may make it more environmentally sound than the gasoline engine in the long run.
1896 - The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Austrian immigrant Leo Hirshfield to the U.S. In a small store in New York City, he began producing his chocolaty, chewy candy, which he named after a nickname of "Tootsie" for his five-year-old daughter, Clara. By 1905, production moved to a four-story factory in New York. During World War II, Tootsie Rolls were added to American soldiers' rations because of their ability to withstand severe weather conditions and give quick energy. (Tootsie Rolls are made from a base of sugar, corn syrup, soybean oil, skim milk and cocoa. Current production is over 49 million pieces a day.
1916 - French artillery kills entire French 72nd division at Samogneux Verdun.
1946 - Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations in the wake of previous day's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns.
1954 -The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in U the.
1960 - Black American inventor, F. M. Jones was issued a U.S. patent for a "Thermostat and Temperature Control System"
1980 - Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
1997 - The successful cloning of an adult mammal was announced: a female lamb named "Dolly" that was born 5 Jul 1996. Dolly lived until 14 Feb 2003, when she was put down due to the effects of a progressive lung disease.
1998 - Osama bin Laden publishes a fatwa declaring jihad against all Jews and Crusaders.
RIP
1969 - Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress.
1997 - 176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
1998 - Raman Lamba, former Indian Test cricketer, passed away in Dhaka, three days after being hit on the head while close-in fielding.
2004 - Vijay Anand, film director.
You may have known....
Ancient astronomers once believed the Earth was at the center of the Universe but now we know that the Sun is at the center of our Solar System and our planets orbit the Sun. The Sun makes up 99.8% of the entire mass of the whole Solar System. One million Earths would be needed to be the same size as the Sun.
Economic news
PNB accused Nirav Modi of Money laundering and told him to submit ‘ a concrete and implementable plan’ to clear his liabilities
The Income-tax dept has issued notices those who purchased diamond jewelry worth Rs 2.52 billion in cash from Nirav group.
PNB appoint PwC to conduct the investigation into alleged Rs 11300 cr fraud.
Ultratech Cement closer to acquiring Binani cement.
Sensex can dip to 30K, according to Marc Faber editor and publisher of The Gloom, Boom & Doom.
ICAI has issued the show cause notices to the auditor of PNB and Gitanjali Gems.
Sebi is planning to tighten regulations for AIF (alternative investment funds) to better monitor the source of funding and their end use.
Sebi is planning checks and balances on overseas investors, taking ‘private bank route’ to invest in the domestic market.
NSE plans to continue to provide data to Global index providers, including MSC, L to enable overseas investors to take exposure to the Indian market through their exchange-traded funds.
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