Today in history @ 30 Apr.

Famous birthdays

a. Indian producer-director-screenwriter and better known as the Father of Indian cinema: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, better known as Dadasaheb Phalke (b. 1870). His debut film, Raja Harishchandra, which was the first Marathi cinema, was the first Indian movie in 1913, and is now known as India's first full-length feature. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for lifetime contribution to cinema, was instituted in his honour by the Government of India in 1969. The award is one of the most prestigious awards in Indian cinema and is the highest official recognition for film personalities in the country

b. Indian doctor, educationist, banker and philanthropist Tonse Madhava Ananth Pai popularly known as Dr. T A Pai (b. 1898). He is well known for building the university town of Manipal, Karnataka, India.

c. German mathematician and physicist Carl Gauss (b. 1777). He is referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum (“the foremost mathematician in Latin) and regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time for his contributions to number theory, geometry, probability theory, geodesy, planetary astronomy, the theory of functions, and potential theory (including electromagnetism).

d. Indian mystic and saint, Anandamayi Ma (b. 1896). She is widely recognized as a personality of great spiritual significance.

e. Indian saint, Manik Bandoji Ingle popular as Tukdoji Maharaj (b. 1909). He effectively used bhajans and kirtana to eradicate?superstition and caste discrimination.

Famous death anniversaries

a. Israeli historian Benzion Netanyahu (d. 2012). A scholar of Judaic history, he was also an activist in the Revisionist Zionism movement, who lobbied in the United States to support the creation of the Jewish state. He was the father of current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yonatan Netanyahu, ex-commander of Sayeret Matkal.

b. British mathematician and writer of science fiction Charles Howard Hinton (d.1907). He was interested in higher dimensions, particularly the fourth dimension. He is known for coining the word "tesseract" and for his work on methods of visualising the geometry of higher dimensions.

c. Indian professional?footballer?and?first-class cricketer, Subimal Goswami popular as Chunni Goswami (d. 2020). As footballer, he played as a?striker?and captained the famous Mohun Bagan Club and the Indian national team. He scored nine goals in 30 international appearances. He was an Olympian and represented India national team at the?1960 Summer Olympics.?He also led the team to achieve the gold medal at the?1962 Asian Games?and earn the runners-up position at the?1964 Asian Cup. He was also a?first class?cricketer, playing?Ranji Trophy?for Bengal.?

d. Indian?actor, film director, and producer Rishi Kapoor (d. 2020).

Other notable events

a. 1897 English physicist J. J. Thomson announced his discovery of the electron in a lecture to the Royal Institution.

b. 1904 Ice cream cone made its debut.

c. 1955 Imperial Bank of India nationalized

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