World Brain Tumour Day is a day dedicated to creating awareness about brain Tumours. It is observed annually on June 8. A brain tumour is an unnecessary or abnormal growth of cells in the brain.
World Oceans Day is celebrated on 8 June every year to empower people of all ages to become leaders of their own and stop polluting ocean & water bodies.
National Best Friends Day, celebrated every year on June 8, is a special reminder of how important true friendship is in our lives. Friends bring love, support, laughter, and strength—and without them, life would feel incomplete.
1936- The Indian State Broadcasting Service was renamed as All India Radio (AIR) on June 8, 1936. Later, in 1956, it was further renamed as Akashvani.
1992- The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2004- The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1915- Kayyar Kinhanna Rai was an Indian independence activist, poet, author, teacher and journalist.
1957- Dimple Kapadia is an actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. For her role as a professional mourner in Rudaali, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress and a Filmfare Critics Award.
1975- Shilpa Shetty Kundra is an Indian actress and television personality and a former model.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1968- Madhuri Mani Iyer was an Indian Carnatic music singer, who was famous for his unique style.
1991- Bimal Krishna Matilal was an eminent British-Indian philosopher. From 1977 to 1991, he served as the Spalding Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics at the University of Oxford.
2009- Habib Tanvir was one of the most popular Indian Urdu playwrights, a theatre director, poet and actor.
2012- Subhash Chowdhury was a prominent Rabindra Sangeet teacher, researcher, and critic.
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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