April Fools' Day also known as All Fools' Day is an annual custom on 1 April consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. According to some historians, it was first celebrated in 1852, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar and some say that it is related to the turn of the seasons.
Odisha Foundation Day is celebrated on the 1st of April every year in memory of becoming a separate province on April 1, 1936.
1869- "The Indian Income Tax Act," shall come into operation on the first day of April 1869.
1878- The new museum building in Kolkata was opened to the public.
1935- India's central banking institution, the Reserve Bank of India, is formed.
1973- Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
2004- Google launches its Email service: Gmail.
2004- Virender Sehwag smashed 309 in Multan, as India beat Pakistan by an innings and 52 runs and won its first test match on Pakistani soil.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1621- Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of the ten Sikh Gurus, known for his spiritual depth and unwavering commitment to justice.
1907- Shivakumara Swami was an Indian humanitarian, spiritual leader and educator.
1932- Rashid Hossain Choudhury was a Bangladeshi second generation artist, sculptor, writer and professor.
1937- Mohammad Hamid Ansari is an Indian bureaucrat and retired Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer who was the vice president of India from 2007 to 2017.
1941- Ajit Laxman Wadekar was an Indian international cricketer who played for the Indian national team between 1966 and 1974.
1954- Siddhartha Roy is an Indian structural biologist, biophysicist, and former Director of the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
2002- K. V. Narayanaswamy was an Indian musician, widely considered to be among the finest Carnatic music vocalists of the 20th century.
2015- Kailash Bajpai was an Indian poet, writer, and lyricist who chiefly wrote Hindi language poems throughout his literary career. The University of Lucknow awarded him Vachaspati (Lord of speech) title in recognition of his contribution to Hindi literature.
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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