International No Diet Day is observed on May 6 annually. It is a celebration of body acceptance, including fat acceptance and body shape diversity.
World Asthma Day is observed every year on the first Tuesday of May to spread awareness and care about asthma in the world. An annual event is organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma. Asthma is a chronic inflammation of bronchitis causing cough, breathlessness, chest tightness etc.
1857- The East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British in the lead up to the War of Indian Independence.
1889- The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
1901- The first issue of Gorkhapatra, the oldest still running state-owned Nepali newspaper was published.
1909- Indian nationalist Sri Aurobindo acquitted in the Alipore Bomb Case in Calcutta, India.
1940- John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel 'The Grapes of Wrath'.
1949- EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation.
1998- Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac.
2002- Founding of SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp).
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1856- Sigmund Freud was an Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist. He is the inventor of the method of psychotherapy called "psychoanalysis".
1861- Motilal Nehru was an Indian lawyer, activist, and politician. He served as the Congress President twice, from 1919 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1929.
1945- Banashree Sengupta was a singer from India. She lent her voice to numerous Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Bhojpuri, and Odia songs during her long career. The government of West Bengal conferred the Sangeet Sanman award in 2012 and Maha Sangeet Sanman in 2013.
1951- Leela Samson is a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor, writer and actress from India.
1957- Velu Prabhakaran is an Indian filmmaker, cinematographer and actor.
1981- Laxmi Ratan Shukla is a former Indian cricketer and politician. He was also a player for Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League. He was a member of the legislative assembly of West Bengal.
1983- Gagan Narang is an Indian sport shooter, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle Event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1976- Koka Subba Rao was the ninth Chief Justice of India. He was the ninth Chief Justice of India (1966-1967).
2000- Benoy Krishna Choudhury was an Indian revolutionary freedom fighter and politician.
2003- Aroti Dutt was a social worker from India. She was the world president of the Associated Countrywomen of the World for two terms, from 1965 to 1971.
2021- Shakti Mandal was a prominent writer, essayist, social activist, and a pioneer of the literacy and mass education movement.
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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