On this day, 04 Jun...
780 BC - The first total solar eclipse reliably recorded by the Chinese was noted.
1070 - Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France.
1794 - Joseph Priestley, chemist and natural philosopher, (he had discovered oxygen on 1 Aug 1774) arrived at New York having emigrated from England. He also created soda water.
1887 - The Pasteur Institute was founded in Paris, France.
1895York having inventor Joseph Lee was issued a patent for a "Bread Crumbing Machine". The invention was intended "for use in hotels or restaurants, where a large quantity of bread crumbs are used in cooking."
1903 - Gandhiji established the weekly journal "Indian Opinion" organised at Phoenix farm.
1907 - Automatic washer & dryer introduced.
1926 - Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
1929 - George Eastman demonstrated the first Technicolor movie.
1937 - The first shopping carts were introduced at the Humpty Dumpty supermarket in Oklahoma City, invented by the store owner Sylvan Goldman.
1941 - Indian National Seva Dal was established.
1959 - Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party along with Ranga.
1963 - Six-year-old Robert Patch received a U.S. patent for a "Toy Truck". The toy separated into a chassis, driver's cab, truck body, wheels and four axles so it could be reassembled in either a closed van body or dump truck form
1973 - A patent for the ATM is granted to Don Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain.
1987 - A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.
1993 - The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP.
Born
1902 - Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold the -1928).
1936 - Nutan, actor.
1936 - Bina Rai, actor.
1959 - Anil Ambani, businessman.
RIP
1989 - Melville de Mellow, eminent broadcaster. (I can still clearly recall the 27 May 1964 AIR 1:00 pm news bulletin, that I heard in our Kupwara Battalion mess. Breaking the news of Nehru's death in an emotional voice Melville's first four words were, "The light is out").
Titbits
1896 - The first road test of the first Ford car was delayed an hour because the car was wider th
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Business News
Free Services provided by Banks, such as Withdrawals from ATMs and Issuance of Cheque Books to Customers, will not be taxed under GST, the Govt. clarified on Sunday. However, Interest Charged on Outstanding Credit Card Dues, Finance Lease and Exit Fees paid by Mutual Fund Investors will be taxable under GST.
International Passengers Buying Goods at Airport 'Duty-Free' Shops will not be subject to GST.
Govt puts in place a Detailed Protocol for Clearing All FDI Proposals as part of an exercise to Speed Up Approvals and Bring About More Transparency.
South Korea has asked India to Remove Restrictions on Gold and Silver Imports, which were imposed to check abuse of Free Trade Agreement leading to Significant Surge in the Inbound Shipments.
Top Officials of Both Public and Private Banks from Indian Banks' Association (IBA) will today brief a Parliamentary Panel on the Issue of Mounting NPAs and Banking Frauds.
The President of the ICAI, CA Naveen ND Gupta has informed that the Institute has enabled the facility of granting Good Standing Certificate through online mode to the Chartered Accountants Going Abroad.
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