Today is the 241st day of the year. There are 124 days remaining until the end of the year.

On this day in 1905, Famous Indian hockey player Major Dhyan Chand Singh was born. He is considered to be the greatest hockey player in the history sports in India.

He was a part of gold winning Indian team in three Olympic Games. He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civillian honour, in 1956.