Every year, International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is observed on March 25 by the United Nation to commemorate the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett, who was a journalist and died while working for the UN.
1655- Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
1898- Margaret formally became Sister Nivedita, when she was baptized by Swami Vivekananda.
1979- The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.
1995- WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1920- Usha Mehta was a Gandhian and freedom fighter of India. She is remembered for the Secret Congress Radio, an underground radio station, which functioned for few months during the Quit India Movement of 1942.
1933- Shyamal Gangopadhyay was an Indian Bengali novelist and editor. The pen name was Vaikuntha Pathak. He also wrote the story 'Vasco Da Gamar Bhaipo' and 'Parostri'.
1948- Farooq Sheikh was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter. His major contribution was in Parallel Cinema or the New Indian Cinema.
1984- Ashok Dinda is a former legendary Indian cricketer and as of 2021 a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He played cricket for Bengal and Goa in the Ranji Trophy.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1987- A. W. Mailvaganam was a leading Ceylon Tamil physicist, academician and the dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Ceylon.
2020- Nemai Ghosh was a noted Indian photographer most known for working with Satyajit Ray, as a still photographer for over two decades, starting with Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) till Ray's last film Agantuk (1991).
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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