World UFO Day is observed on 2nd July. It was founded by the UFO hunter Haktan Akdogan. World UFO Day is an awareness day for people to gather together and watch the skies for unidentified flying objects (UFO). The first World UFO Day was celebrated in 2001.
World Sports Journalists Day is celebrated globally on July 2. It is the anniversary of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), established in 1924. The World Sports Journalists Day was introduced In 1994 by AIPS.
1897- British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
1940- Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta.
1966- France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.
1972- India and Pakistan sign Simla Agreement peace accord. It was signed by Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the President of Pakistan.
2013- The International Astronomical Union names Pluto's fourth and fifth moons, Kerberos and Styx.
Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:
1893- Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi was an Indian administrator and civil servant who served as the first Indian governor of the state of Punjab after Independence in 1947.
1930- O. V. Vijayan was an Indian author and cartoonist who was an important figure in modern Malayalam language literature.
1946- Arup Kumar Dutta is an Indian writer, and journalist based out of Guwahati in Assam.
1954- Mohammed Aziz was an Indian multilingual playback singer who primarily sang for the Bollywood, Odia, and Bengali films.
Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:
1757- Siraj ud-Daulah was the last independent Nawab of the Bengal Subah.
1843- Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann was a German physician, best known for creating the pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine called homeopathy.
1929- Amrita Lal Basu was a playwright and stage actor of Calcutta. He was one of the pioneers of the public theatre in Bengal in British era.
1986- Nikunja Sen was an author and revolutionary; member of the Bengal Volunteers.
2009- Tyeb Mehta was an Indian painter, sculptor and filmmaker. He was part of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group and the first post-colonial generation of artists in India.
2010- M.G. Radhakrishnan was a music director and Carnatic vocalist from Kerala.
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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