1895- Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
1933- The Walt Disney Company cartoon 'Three Little Pigs' premieres at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, U.S.
1963- Africa Day is celebrated annually to commemorate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The African Union will be celebrating its 62nd anniversary.
1981- In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
2008- NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1886- Rash Behari Bose was an Indian revolutionary leader and freedom fighter who fought against the British Empire. He was one of the key organisers of the Ghadar Mutiny and founded the Indian Independence League.
1906- Ramkinkar Baij was an Indian sculptor and painter. Baij was born in an economically modest family in the Bankura district and a key figure of Contextual Modernism.
1972- Karan Kumar Johar is an Indian filmmaker, producer and television personality who primarily works in Hindi cinema.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1924- Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a Bengali mathematician, lawyer, jurist, judge, and educator.
1927- Harnath Bandyopadhyay was a 19th-century Bengali spiritualist and bhakti figure. He was popularly known as 'Pagal Harnath'.
1974- Krushna Chandra Gajapati was one of the key personalities, helping the creation of Odia speaking state - Odisha.
2005- Sunil Dutt was an Indian actor, film producer, director, and politician known for his work in Hindi Cinema.
2021- Enakshi Chattopadhyay was a renowned Bengali writer and translator.
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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