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TODAY - Jul 20, 2025

Thought of the Day

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Today's Birthday

Richard Owen
Richard Owen Biologist, English(1804)

An English biologist and anatomist. He was the first to use the term “dinosaurs”.

 
Edmund Hillary
Edmund Hillary Mountaineer, New Zealand(1919)

A New Zealand mountain climber who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

 
Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon Psychiatrist, Caribbean(1925)

Caribbean psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary, and writer.

 
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah Actor, Indian(1949)

An Indian film and stage actor and director, and a prominent figure in Indian parallel cinema.

 
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson Reformer, American(1591)

An American religious reformer, who is known for her gentle nature and exceptional powers of mind.

This day in History

1871

The province of British Columbia joins the Dominion of Canada.

1881

Sioux leader Sitting Bull surrenders to the U.S. Army under a promise of amnesty.

1937

Italian physicist G. Marconi, inventor of radio telegraphy dies at the age of 63.

1976

The American spacecraft Viking lands on Mars and starts sending back television pictures.

1989

The military regime of Myanmar puts Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the opposition movement to restore democracy in the country, under house arrest.

1999

Death of King Hassan II of Morocco, prompting wide spread mourning in the Arab world.

Man who made the difference

Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643)

Anne Hutchinson

An American religious reformer, who is known for her gentle nature and exceptional powers of mind, was born on 20th July 1591 in England. She was a courageous woman who followed her conscience and spoke her mind and. She spread her own thoughts of the Bible. Her teachings were against to the rigid moral and legal codes of the Puritans of New England. She moved with her husband and family to the island of Aquidneck. She died on August 1643, New Netherland.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal