Know what happened on 19 November

Know what happened on 19 November

Know who was born on 19 November:

19 November, 1828: Rani Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi , born as Manikarnika and renamed Lakshmibai  in 1842 after her marriage, was the queen of the Maratha-ruled Jhansi State, situated in the north-central part of India. She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and became for Indian nationalists a symbol of resistance to the British Raj.

19 November, 1877: Jatindranath Benarjee, revolutionary of Indian freedom movement, was born.

19 November, 1917: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was the first female Prime Minister of India and central figure of the Indian National Congress party. Indira Gandhi, who served from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984, is the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of India and the only woman to hold the office.

19 November,1928: Dara Singh  was an Indian wrestler-turned-actor. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) of India. He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television.

19 November, 1951: Zeenat Aman  is an Indian actress, model and beauty queen best known for her work in Hindi films during the 1970s and 80’s. She won the Miss Asia Pacific 1970 title, the first South Asian woman to win the title. Upon making her debut in Bollywood, Zeenat Aman, along with Parveen Babi, was credited with making a lasting impact on the image of its leading actresses by introducing the western look to Hindi cinema.

19 November, 1975: Sushmita Sen  is an Indian film actress, model and the winner of the Miss Universe pageant of 1994. She was the first Indian to win the crown.After completing her reign, Sen went on to pursue Bollywood.

19 November, 1976: Jack Dorsey is an American programmer and entrepreneur widely known as a co-founder and CEO of Twitter, and as the founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company.

Know who died on 19 November:

19 November, 1985: Lall Singh was an early Indian Test cricketer.Lall Singh’s fame rests on his brilliant fielding which he displayed in India’s first Test tour of England in 1932. He played in the only Test of the series and ran out Frank Woolley. In the second innings, he scored 29 and added 74 runs in 40 minutes with Amar Singh. He was an aggressive batsman with an uncertain defence.

Know Natural Calamities on 19 November:

19 November, 1977: The 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, also known as the 1977 Diviseema Cyclone was a devastating cyclone that struck in the entire state of Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring states on November 19, 1977. It was one of the worst cyclonic storm to hit the Indian shores. A total of 14,204 people were confirmed to have been killed; however, some estimates place the loss of life at 50,000. Damage from the cyclone was placed at US$498.5 million.

Know Fashion achievements on 19 November:

19 November, 1994: Aishwarya Rai, selected ‘Miss World’ at the age of 21 in the beauty contest held at the 44th convention at Sun City, South Africa.

Know International days on 19 November:

International Men’s Day (IMD) is an annual international event celebrated on 19 November.The inaugural celebration of IMD in India was organized by the leading Indian Men’s rights organization Save Indian Family on 19 November 2007.

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) is a day on which the work of women entrepreneurs is observed and discussed, held on the 19th november of each year. The inaugural event was held in New York City at the United Nations, with additional events being held simultaneously in several other countries. 144 nations overall recognized the first WED in 2014, which included the presentation of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Awards.

World Toilet Day (WTD) is a campaign to motivate and mobilize millions around the world on issues of sanitation. Originally established by the World Toilet Organization in 2001, this day to draw attention to global sanitation issues is marked each year on November 19. Since 2001, World Toilet Day has grown in scope and recognition by global partners. In 2013, the United Nations (UN) passed a resolution recognizing WTD as an official UN international day.