World Day of Social Justice is observed every year on 20 February to encourage people to see how social justice affects poverty eradication. The main aim of this day is to achieve full employment and support for social integration.
Every year on the third Thursday of February, World Anthropology Day is observed. And it occurs on February 20 this year. The day is designated to honour the untapped area and educate the general public about anthropology.
Every year on February 20, Mizoram, one of the northeastern Indian states, observes Mizoram Foundation Day. This marks the day in 1987 when the state became the official 23rd state of India.
Arunachal Pradesh, also known as the 'Land of the Rising Sun', celebrates its Foundation Day on February 20.
1872- The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
1935- Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
1947- Clement Attlee, the then British Prime Minister, announced in the British Parliament's House of Commons that the British would leave India by 30 June, 1948. This announcement ended two centuries of British rule in India.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1901- Sir Ramakrishna Ranga Rao was an Indian politician and zamindar who served as the First Minister of Madras Presidency.
1988- Jiah Khan was a British-Indian actress and singer who worked in Hindi cinema.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1949- Kiran Shankar Roy was an Indian politician, academic, and freedom fighter.
1950- Sarat Chandra Bose was an Indian barrister and independence activist.
1971- Hemanta Kumar Basu was a tireless freedom fighter, an extreme popular, an uncompromising leader who had no enemy. He became a member of Anushilan Samity in 1906.
1986- Nihar Ranjan Gupta was an Indian dermatologist and a popular Bengali novelist.
Good morning all. Significance of *14th March*: *Events* that took place on this day: *Pi Day* is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant *π (pi).* Pi Day is observed on March 14 (3/14 in the month/day format) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant figures of π. It was *founded in 1988 by Larry Shaw,* an employee of the Exploratorium. 1780- American Revolutionary War: *Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte* in Mobile, Alabama. 1794 - *Eli Whitney* is granted a patent for the *cotton gin* (a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds). 1864- *Sir Samuel White Baker* was an English Explorer, author, and administrator who *explored the Upper Nile and discovered Lake Albert.* 1900- *The Gold Standard Act* is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. 1931- *Alam Ara* was released. It was the first Indian sound film and was directed by Ardeshir Irani. 1939- *Slovakia* declares independe...
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