International Day of Families is observed every year on 15 May. This day provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the issues related to families and to increase knowledge about the social, economic and demographic processes that affect them.
1940- Mac and Dick MacDonald, two brothers, started the McDonald’s Restaurant brand in San Bernardino, California, which later became the world’s known fast-food brand.
1957- At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple.
1958- Gift tax was introduced in India.
2010- Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1817- Debendranath Tagore was an Indian philosopher and religious reformer, active in the Brahmo Samaj.
1859- Pierre Curie was a French physicist, radiochemist, and a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity, and radioactivity. He shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Curie, and Henri Becquerel.
1942- Vijay Kelkar is an Indian economist and academics. He was an earlier advisor to the Minister of Finance (2002–2004), and is known for his role in economic reforms in India.
1962- Amit Chaudhuri is a novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, singer, and music composer from India.
1967- Madhuri Dixit is an Indian actress, producer, and television personality. Dixit was among the country's highest-paid celebrities throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.
1971- Haripad Murukadas is an Indian Carnatic musician in the wind instrument Nadaswaram.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1894- Bhudev Mukhopadhyay was a writer and intellectual in 19th century Bengal. His novel 'Anguriya Binimoy' (1857) was the first historical novel written in Bengal.
1991- Kalindi Charan Panigrahi was a noted Odia poet, novelist, story writer, dramatist, and essayist. He is famous for his magnum opus 'Matira Manisha'.
1993- Kodandera Madappa Cariappa was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army. He led Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
2010- Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was an Indian politician who served as the vice president of India from 19 August 2002 to 21 July 2007.
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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