1942- In the Wardha session of Congress, the "Quit India" resolution is approved, authorising Mahatma Gandhi to campaign for India's independence from Britain.
1951- Ferrari take their first Formula One grand prix victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
2015- NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.
2023- The 'Rocket Woman of India', Ritu Karidhal, is leading India's ambitious lunar space mission, Chandrayaan 3.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1854- Mahendranath Gupta was a disciple of Ramakrishna and a great mystic himself. He was the author of Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita, a Bengali classic; in English, it is known as 'The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna.'
1856- Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was an Indian social reformer, educationist, and thinker from Bombay Presidency, British India.
1893- Garimella Satyanarayana was a poet and freedom fighter of Andhra Pradesh. He influenced and mobilised the Andhra people against the British Raj with his patriotic songs and writings.
1937- Sudha Shivpuri was an Indian actress who was most famous for her role as Baa in the Hindi TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000–2008).
1971- Pankaj Bhadouria is the winner of MasterChef India Season 1 (2010), Food traveller & TV Host. She was the first MasterChef Winner worldwide to have an official MasterChef Cookbook in her name.
1976- Vishal Gondal is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the founder and CEO of GOQii (pronounced Go-Key).
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1936- Dhan Gopal Mukerji was the first successful Indian man of letters in the United States and won a Newbery Medal in 1928.
1963- Sivananda Saraswati was a yoga guru, a Hindu spiritual teacher, and a proponent of Vedanta.
1975- Madan Mohan Kohli was an Indian music director of the 1950s, 1960s and the 1970s. He is particularly remembered for the immortal ghazals which he composed for Hindi films.
1985- Acharya Debaprasad Ghosh was an Indian mathematician, politician, lawyer, journalist and educationist. He started his career at the age of 21 as a professor of mathematics at the Ripon College.
2008- Yeshwant Vish Chandrachud was an Indian jurist who served as the 16th Chief Justice of India, serving from 22 February 1978 until 11 July 1985.
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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