This week, its all about August 4
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On August 4, 1693, it is said that a French Benedictine monk who was the cellarer (supervisor of the monastery’s cellar) for Hautvillers Abbey invented a certain drink. He looked after the vineyards and under him it flourished. He brought in a few rules to ensure high quality in the wines they produced. He also introduced the idea of blending grapes from multiple vineyards and was an advocate of making wine using only natural processes. All this led to his name being associated with a certain type of wine, which is usually used in celebrations, though it had been in the market before him. Who was this monk and what wine did he popularise and not invent?
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Born on August 4, 1821, this gentleman was a French bag maker. At 37, he introduced his revolutionary stackable and waterproof rectangular shaped trunks and the world’s first pick proof lock. In 1854, he started a fashion house that now has more than 450 stores worldwide. Who was this bag maker whose name you would spot in many high-end shops?
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Born in 1834, John ‘X’ was an English logician and philosopher. His greatest work was his book The Logic of Chance which espoused the frequency theory of probability. In 1881, he developed a system that could show all possible logical relations between a collection of sets. These became known by his name. What is John’s full name which you would have first heard in your high school Maths class?
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Born on August 4, 1898, Ernesto Maserati was an Italian automotive engineer and racer who, with his brothers, started the Luxury Vehicle manufacturing company Maserati. The logo of their company is based off a trident found in a huge fountain in Bologna, Italy. The trident is held by the Roman god of the sea, who represents strength and vigour. Who is this god after whom the current most distant planet is named?
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On August 4, 1901, this gentleman was born in a poor family. His grandparents, who took care of him, had been slaves. He dropped out of school when he was 11 and discovered a love for playing the cornet. By the 1920s he became a virtuoso trumpet player and by the 1940s a legend in Jazz circles. In 1967, he performed a song which went on to become one of the most popular ballads ever written, thanks to its picturesque lyrics. Who was this musician, known as ‘Satchmo’, and what was the song that was even covered by Hrithik Roshan in a movie?
Answer : Louis Armstrong, 'What a Wonderful World'
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Born on August 4, 1929, as ‘Abhas’, this gentleman was the youngest of four siblings. His eldest brother became an actor and Abhas was given a small role in a movie starring his brother. In 1948, he had a chance to sing a song. He had no formal training but S.D. Burman motivated him and soon Abhas became a popular singer and actor, even winning a Filmfare award in 1969. How was Abhas better known as?
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On August 4, 1936, an American athlete won his second gold medal at the Berlin Olympics by beating crowd favourite German Luz Long in the long jump final. He even set an Olympic record and in the process was credited with ‘single-handedly crushing Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy’. Who was this legendary sprinter who once set three world records and tied another, all in less than an hour?
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On August 4, 1956, Apsara started operating at Trombay in Mumbai. For over 50 years, Apsara was used for basic research, shielding experiments, neutron activation analysis, neutron radiography and the testing of neutron detectors. In 2009, Apsara was shut down, and in 2018 it was upgraded and re-commissioned. What was Apsara the very first of in India?
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Born on August 4, 1961, this former attorney was born in Hawaii to a Kenyan economist and an American Anthropologist. His mother divorced his father and married an Indonesian geographer with whom he lived for four years in Indonesia. He returned to the U.S. and did a degree in political science and majored in law at Harvard Law School. Who was this gentleman whose birth details were debated on the global stage?
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The Republic of Upper Volta is a landlocked country in West Africa. On August 4, 1984, it was renamed by then-President Thomas Sankara (who is known as Africa’s Che Guevara) with its present name. The name means ‘land of the honest (incorruptible) men’. What is the name of this country whose citizens are known as Burkinabé and celebrate August 4 as National Day?
