World Consumer Rights Day is observed on 15 March every year for raising global awareness about consumer rights and needs. This day is a chance to demand that the rights of all consumers are respected and protected and to protest against social injustices.
1564- Mughal Emperor Akbar abolishes the jizya tax on non-Muslim subjects.
1877- First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
1922- After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
1950- After India achieved independence, a formal model of planning was adopted, and accordingly the Planning Commission, reporting directly to the Prime Minister of India, was established on 15 March 1950, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the Chairman.
1990- Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.
2011- Beginning of the Syrian Civil War.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1856- Ishan Chandra Bandyopadhyay was a renowned Bengali poet.
1904- Annada Shankar Ray was an Indian poet and essayist in Bengali. He also wrote some Odia poetry.
1983- Honey Singh is an Indian music director, songwriter, Indi-pop singer, music producer and film actor.
1993- Alia Bhatt is an Indian actress and is counted among the highest-paid actresses in India.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1939- Rai Bahadur Jaladhar Sen was a Bengali writer, poet, editor and also a philanthropist, traveler, social worker, educationist and littérateur.
1941- Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu, mostly recognised as the father of Telugu cinema was an Indian artist and filmmaker.
2008- Sarla Thukral was among the first Indian women to fly aircraft.
2013- Kallam Anji Reddy was an Indian entrepreneur. He was the HB founder-chairman of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.
2015- Narayan Desai was an Indian Gandhian and author. He was awarded the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 1999 and the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence in 1998.
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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