THIS IS 263rd DAY OF THE YEAR AND 102 DAYS ARE REMAINING TO COMPLETE THIS YEAR
EVENTS:
1878-On 20th September 1878, The Hindu, an English language daily was published for the first time as a weekly newspaper. By 1889, The Hindu had begun publishing as an evening daily.
1881 – U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield’s death.
1932-A new twist to the civil disobedience movement came in September 1932 when Gandhi, who was in Yeravda Jail, went on a fast as a protest against the segregation of the so-called “untouchables” in the electoral arrangement planned for the new Indian constitution. Uncharitable critics described the fast as a form of coercion, a political blackmail. Gandhi was aware that his fast did exercise a moral pressure, but the pressure was directed not against those who disagreed with him, but against those who loved him and believed in him.
The news that Gandhi was about to fast shook India from one end to the other. September 20, 1932, when the fast began, was observed as a day of fasting and prayer. At Shantiniketan, poet Tagore, dressed in black, spoke to a large gathering on the significance of the fast and the urgency of fighting an age-old evil.
1967 – RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland.The Queen has launched the new Cunard cruise liner named after her, the Queen Elizabeth 2, at a ceremony on the Clydebank.Queen Elizabeth 2’s maiden voyage, from Southampton to New York, commenced on 2 May 1969, taking 4 days, 16 hours, and 35 minutes
BIRTHS:
1904-Pandit Sitārām Bhāskar Bhāgwat (20 September 1904 Chhatarpur – 21 August 1999 Jhansi) was an Indian political and social leader.He was the main pillar of Congress’ independence movement in Jhansi along with Pandit Raghunath Dhulekar. He was also a close friend of revolutionaries like Chandrashekhar Azad.After independence, he continued teaching at Bundelkhand Ayurvedic College, Jhansi till 1974.
1911-Pandit Shriram Sharma (20 September 1911 Village Anwalkhera, Agra– 2 June 1990 Haridwar) was a social reformer, a prominent philosopher, founder of “All World Gayatri Pariwar” at Shantikunj, Haridwar.He created Baal Sena (children’s army) to oppose British government and help victims. Worried by his increasing participation in movement.At the age of 25 years he was again arrested on charges of flag hoisting on government establishments and transferred to many jails.
Bibliography: Hamari Vasiyat aur Virasat (Autobiography),The Absolute Law Of Karma,The Extrasensory Potentials of Mind,The Great Moments of Change,Sleep, Dreams and Spiritual Reflections,Gayatri Sadhana: The Truth and Distortions,Revival of Satyug (The Golden Age).
1924-Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1924 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian film actor and producer in Telugu cinema. He founded Annapurna Studios in the year 1975 to provide infrastructural support to the new film industry in Hyderabad. He later started the Annapurna International School of Film and Media within Annapurna Studios in 2011.He was the first to play a double role in Telugu films and he also played nine roles in Navarathri.
He is best remembered for his performances in romantic tales such as Laila Majnu (1949), Devadasu (1953), Anarkali (1955), Mooga Manasulu (1964), Prem Nagar (1971), Ardhangi (1955), Bhale Ramudu (1956), Mangalya Balam (1958), Gundamma Katha (1962), Batasari (1961), Doctor Chakravarty (1964), Dharma Daata (1970), and Dussehra Bullodu (1971), Premabhishekam (1981), and Meghasandesham (1982) Maya Bazaar, Samsaram, Bratuku Teruvu, Aradhana, Donga Ramudu, Dr. Chakravarthi, Ardhaangi, Mangalya Balam, Illarikam, Shantinivasam, Velugu Needalu, Dasara Bullodu, Bharya Bhartalu, Dharmadata, Batasari and College Bullodu. Sitaramayyagari Manavaralu .His final film Manam.He essayed mythological figures such as Abhimanyu in Mayabazar (1957 International Film Festival of India and the Indonesian Film Festival), as Lord Vishnu in Chenchu Lakshmi; as Narada in Bhookailas; and as Arjuna in Sri Krishnarjuna Yuddham.
Bibliography: Nenu Na Jeevitham( the memoirs of his first visit to the USA),Nenu Choosina America,A Aalu (poetic rendition of his personal thoughts), Manasuloni Maata and Akkineni Alochanalu
1943-Jayanta Hazarika (20 September 1943 Mangaldai, Assam – 15 October 1977 Kolkata) pka Rana-da was an Assamese Indian singer and composer. He wrote lyrics for a few songs and composed music for several movies. .Jayanta Hazarika was the youngest brother of Bhupen Hazarika.
1946-Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj is the head of the international non-profit organisation Science of Spirituality (SOS), known in India as the Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission.SOS has hundreds of thousands of followers worldwide and is an interfaith spiritual path based on Sant Mat.He is internationally recognized for his work toward promoting inner and outer peace through spirituality and teaching meditation on the inner Light and Sound. He emphasizes the fundamental unity and harmony of all religions.Meditation is a process by which a practitioner comes in contact with the Light and Sound of God already within themselves.The method of meditation taught by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj is called a science because it can be practiced by people of all cultures. In this method, aspirants perform the experiment of meditation within their own selves. By doing so, the practitioner can have a firsthand inner experience of spiritual Light and Sound, affirming that there is something that lies beyond this physical world.
1948-Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.He is notable for launching the careers of Anupam Kher in Saaransh (1984), Rahul Roy, Anu Agarwal and Deepak Tijori in Aashiqui (1990), daughter Pooja Bhatt in Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin and Sadak (1991), Atul Agnihotri in Sir (1993), Sonali Bendre in Naaraaz (1994), Samir Soni in A Mouthful of Sky (1995), Sharad Kapoor, Sushmita Sen and Mukul Dev in Dastak (1996), Ashutosh Rana in Tamanna (1997), Manoj Bajpayee in Dastak (1996) and Tamanna (1997). Dushman (1998) and Sangharsh (1999), Aftab Shivdasani in Kasoor (2001), Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu in Raaz (2002), Aparna Tilak in Footpath (2003),
Selective Filmography: Kartoos,Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan,Zakhm, Angaaray, Duplicate, Tamanna, Dastak,Chaahat,Papa Kahte Hain,Criminal, Naajayaz,Milan,Naaraaz,The
Gentleman, Gunaah, Gumrah,Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke ,Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee, Junoon, Sadak,Saathi,Aashiqui,Awaargi ,Kabzaa,Naam,Saaransh, Arth,Vishwasghaat.
1961-T. K. Rajeev Kumar is a National Award-winning Indian director of Malayalam films. A Show Director,Theatre Actor & Percussionist ( Mridangam ). Founder member & leader of the Musical Band Blue Birds in 1980 & Super Mimics, a comedy show in 1979.
Selective Filmography: Chanakyan-1989,Ottayal Pattalam-1991,Mahanagaram-1992,Pavithram-1994,Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu,Jalamarmaram-1999,Sesham-2002,Ivar-2004,Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu-2013
ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY :
1957-Anupam Shyam born as Anupam Shyam Saikia is an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in Lajja, Nayak, Dubai Return, Parzania, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Shakti- The Power, Bandit Queen,Slumdog Millionaire.
1965-Shagufta Rafique is an Indian filmscreenwriter known for Woh Lamhe (2006),Awarapan,Kajraare,Mr. X.
1984-Soundarya Rajinikanth is an Indian graphic designer, producer and director in Tamil Cinema. She is the founder and owner of Ocher Picture Productions. Soundarya began her career in films as a graphic designer.Soundarya is the younger daughter of actor Rajinikanth
Filmography : As Graphic Designer : Padayappa,Baba,Anbe Aaruyire, Majaa,S andakozhi, Chandramukhi, Sivakasi, Chennai 600028, Sivaji, Goa, Kochadaiiyaan, Kaththi (Title Sequency for Some of movies )
TRIBUTES:
1928-Narayana Guru, also known as Sri Narayana Guru, (c. 1855 Chempazhanthy – 20 September 1928 Varkala), was a social reformer of India.
He led a reform movement in Kerala, rejected casteism, and promoted new values of spiritual freedom and social equality.He stressed the need for the spiritual and social uplift of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions
1933-Annie Besant, née Wood (1 October 1847 Clapham, London– 20 September 1933 Adayar, Present Chennai) 
was a British socialist, theosophist, women’s rights activist, writer and orator and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule.In 1890 Besant met Helena Blavatsky and over the next few years her interest in theosophy grew while her interest in secular matters waned. She became a member of the Theosophical Society and a prominent lecturer on the subject. As part of her theosophy-related work, she travelled to India. In 1907 she became president of the Theosophical Society, whose international headquarters were in Adyar, Madras, (Chennai).She also became involved in politics in India, joining the Indian National Congress. When World War I broke out in 1914, she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in India and dominion status within the Empire. This led to her election as president of the India National Congress in late 1917.
1997-Anoop Kumar (24 March 1926 Khandwa– 20 September 1997 Mumbai), born as Kalyan Kumar Ganguly was an Indian film actor who appeared in over seventy-five Bollywood films.Anoop Kumar was the second youngest of four siblings, the other three being Ashok Kumar (the eldest), Sati Devi, and Kishore Kumar (the youngest).Anoop Kumar has appeared in over 70 Hindi films. 
He is best remembered for his role in the film ‘Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi’ (1958) which also featured his famous brothers. His other notable films include Junglee, Dekh Kabira Roya, Jhumroo, Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi, Parivaar and Chor Ho To Aisa. He also acted in television serials like Talaash and Bhim Bhavani.
1999-Thanjavur Ranganayaki Rajayee (c. 1922 Thanjavur– September 20, 1999 Chennai), popularly known by her screen name T. Rajakumari, was an Indian film actress, Carnatic singer and dancer. 
She has been called the first “dream girl of Tamil cinema.In 1944, Rajakumari starred in the record-breaking film Haridas alongside M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and gained recognition for her glamorous portrayal Ekaambavanan (1943) and Chandralekha. .She started a film production company (with her brother T. R. Ramanna) called “R. R. Pictures” and produced films like Vaazhapirandhavan (1953), Koondukkili (1954), Gul-E-Bagaavali (1955), Paasam (1962), Periya Idathu Penn (1963), Panam Padaithavan (1965) and Parakkum Paavai (1966).
2004-Salil Dutta (1932-2004 Kolkata) was a writer and director, known for Aporichito (1969),Kalankita Nayak (1970),Stree (1972), Seyi Chokh (1976) Asati (1974) and Ogo Bodhu Sundari (1980),
TRIBUTES TO FOREIGNERS WHO BORN ON INDIAN SOIL :
1947-Edward Humphrey Dalrymple Sewell (30 September 1872 Lingsugur, India– 20 September 1947 Paddington, London) was a first class cricketer, popular cricket and rugby journalist and author, known universally as E. H. D. Sewell.
IDIOM OF THE DAY:
you can’t win them all
Meaning
- indicates the reality that it is not possible to always succeed
- failure is inevitable and is bound to happen
- implies that it is impossible to always keep succeeding without disappointment
Usage
- To be very frank, I am very disappointed that they did not give me the post of the manager as I feel I truly deserved it after 5 years of work experience. Oh well, you can’t win them all you see.
- Obviously, I would have loved to win the national trophy for the school this year as well but you just can’t win them all.
- It would have been amazing to bag that offer for a trip to Paris you know but you can’t have it all.
courtesy source : http://www.theidioms.com
AMAZING FACT OF THE DAY :
A newborn baby’s heart beats 130 to 160 times per minute, about twice the heart rate of a normal adult.Probably. A newborn’s resting heart rate is about 130 beats per minute, while a child’s is normally around 80 to 100 and an adult’s is 70 to 90. And the heart rate in a baby or child can rise to 160 beats a minute or more when she’s crying or has a fever.
END OF RETRO@20th SEPTEMBER
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