Indo-Tibetan Border Police India’s primary border patrol organization with its border with Tibet (China) one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India, raised on 24 October 1962 First head of the ITBP, designated Inspector General –  Balbir Singh The ITBP, which started with 4 battalions The area covers the China border and the …

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Khandubhai Kasanji Desai Born – 23 October 1898 Died – 17 April 1975 Indian politician who served as Union Minister of Labour from 1954 to 1957  Governor of Andhra Pradesh between 11 April 1968 until 5 January 1975 Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento Born – 23 October 1940 Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as …

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Ashfaqulla Khan Born – 22 October 1900 Died – 19 December 1927 In 1920, Mahatma Gandhi launched his Non-cooperation movement against the British rule. But after the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922, Mahatma Gandhi decided to withdraw the call for this movement Chandrayaan-1 launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation  – 22 October 2008 Launch …

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Indian Police Commemoration Day On 21 October 1959, SI Karam Singh and 20 soldiers were attacked by the Chinese Army at Hot Springs in Ladakh resulting in 10 casualties Since then, 21 October is observed as Police Commemoration day nationwide, across all states in India. Shammi Kapoor Born – 21 October 1931 Died – 14 …

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World Osteoporosis Day observed annually on October 20th To raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease launched on October 20th 1996 by the United Kingdom’s National Osteoporosis Society Sino-Indian War 20 October 1962 – 21 November 1962 President – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Prime Minister – Jawaharlal Nehru Defense …

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Ernest Rutherford Born – 30 August 1871 Died – 19 October 1937 Father of nuclear physics Discovery of alpha and beta Discovery of proton Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1908) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Born – 19 October 1910 Died – 21 August 1995 Indian-American astronomer He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with William A. …

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Born – February 11, 1847 Update – October 18, 1931 American inventor and businessman electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures . Charles Babbage Born – 26 December 1791 Died – 18 October 1871 A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer “father of the computer” Inventing the – first mechanical computer A …

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty celebrated each year on October 17 First time celebrate in in Paris, France in 1987 In 1992, four years, the United Nations officially designated October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty The Game of the Century (chess) a famous chess game that was won …

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World Food Day an international day celebrated every year around the world on 16 October founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945 The World Food Day theme for 2020 – “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together” World Anaesthesia Day celebrated around the world on 16 October to commemorate the first successful …

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Global Handwashing Day Global Handwashing Day occurs on 15 October of each year international handwashing promotion campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their hand washing habits Respiratory and intestinal diseases can be reduced by 25-50% First Time – 15 October 2008 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul …

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