National Immunization Day (also called National Vaccination Day) is a nationwide healthcare event, typically observed on the 16th of March every year, intending to encourage the deserved recognition of the policymakers, the healthcare workers, as well as the other stakeholders and their works in conducting several successful vaccination drives.
1995- Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.
2005- Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
2010- The Kasubi Tombs, Uganda's only cultural World Heritage Site, are destroyed in a fire.
2012- Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first batter in history to score 100 centuries in international cricket.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1880- Rajshekhar Basu, also known as Parashuram, was a Bengali writer, chemist, and lexicographer.
1949- Kabir Suman is an Indian music director, songwriter, singer, composer, politician, and former journalist.
1956- Tanushree Shankar is an Indian dancer and choreographer. She was a leading dancer of the Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts in the 1970s and 1980s.
1958- General Bipin Rawat was an Indian military officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army and Former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.
1959- Sujan Chakraborty is an Indian Communist politician. He was the MLA of Jadavpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 2016 to 2021.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1945- Ganesh Damodar Savarkar was an Indian freedom fighter, nationalist, and founder of the Abhinav Bharat Society.
1946- “Sangeet Samrat” Ustad Alladiya Khan was an Indian Hindustani classical singer who founded the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.
1968- Samudrala Raghavacharya was an Indian film screenwriter, dialogue writer, lyricist, playback singer, director, and producer known for his works in the Telugu cinema.
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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