National Maritime Day in India, observed annually on April 5th, commemorates the maiden voyage of the first Indian-owned merchant ship, the SS Loyalty, from Mumbai to London in 1919, and acknowledges the significance of the maritime sector to India's economy and trade.
The United Nations General Assembly observes the International Day of Conscience to recognise the significance of the human conscience. An essential intellectual characteristic that sets humans apart from the rest of the animal kingdom is the conscience.
Every year on 5th April, the birthday of Babu Jagjivan Ram is celebrated as Samta Diwas (Equality Day). Babu Jagjivan Ram became the Deputy Prime Minister of India in the year 1979.
1792- United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
1880- The Bengal Engineering College was shifted to its present campus at Shibpur, Howrah.
1956- Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
1971- In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
2010- Space Shuttle Discovery was launched on STS-131 to resupply the International Space Station.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1882- Abinash Chandra Bhattacharyya was a radical Indian nationalist in the movement for Indian independence.
1905- Jagjivan Ram was an Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar.
1969- Ravindra Prabhat is a Hindi-language novelist, journalist, poet, and short story writer.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1932- Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay was an unrivaled fiction short story writer and novelist in Bengali literature.
1940- Charles Freer Andrews was a missionary and social reformer. He was an Anglican priest and Christian missionary, educator and social reformer, and an activist for Indian independence.
1956- Manilal Gandhi was the second son of Mohandas Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi.
2000- Kanika Banerjee was a renowned Indian Bengali Rabindra Sangeet artist and teacher.
2007- Leela Majumdar was an Indian Bengali writer. She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1959 for the play 'Bak Badhapala'.
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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