1916- Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
1945- The first Victory Day Parade takes place on Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union, symbolizing the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany.
2010- At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeated Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
2010- Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1897- Pandit Omkarnath Thakur was an Indian music teacher, musicologist and Hindustani classical singer.
1910- O. M. C. Narayanan Nambudiripad was an eminent sanskrit scholar. He is known for his translation into Malayalam of the Rigveda.
1937- Anita Desai is an Indian-American novelist and academician. As a writer she has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for her novel "Fire on the Mountain."
2000- Shubham Sarangi is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Jamshedpur in the Indian Super League.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1980- Varahagiri Venkata Giri was an Indian politician and activist who served as the president of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974.
1985- Charu Chandra Bhandari was the chief propagator of the Sarvodaya movement in Bengal as a close associate of Acharya Vinoba Bhave and took an active part in the Bhoodan movement.
2008- Mallikarjuna Rao was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films. Rao, popularly known as 'Battala Satti' for his role in the movie Ladies Tailor.
2014- Bhabini Mahato was a Bengali freedom fighter and activist who participated in the Quit India Movement of 1942 and the Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum).
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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