The International Day of Action for Women's Health is an international observance celebrated on May 28 every year since 1987 to raise awareness on the issues related to women’s healthy and happy life.
1937- Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer, is founded.
1964- Jawaharlal Nehru was cremated as per Hindu rites on the banks of Yamuna in Delhi.
1964- The Palestine Liberation Organization is founded, with Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader.
1999- In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece: 'The Last Supper' is put back on display.
2008- The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
2010- In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1860- Janakinath Bose was an Indian lawyer and the father of Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose.
1883- Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian independence activist and politician who formulated the Hindu nationalist philosophy of Hindutva.
1907- Kalyani Das was an Indian revolutionary and nationalist from Bengal.
1908- Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels.
1952- Pinaki Chandra Ghose was the first Lokpal of India serving from 23 March 2019 to 27 May 2022. He is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1964- Mehboob Khan was a pioneer producer-director of Indian cinema, best known for directing the social epic Mother India.
2011- Mallika Sengupta was a Bengali poet, feminist, and reader of Sociology from Kolkata.
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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