Today Importance - 10th March

Today Importance - 10th March

10-March-1873

Maulana Shaukat Ali, freedom fighter, nationalist and Muslim politician, was born.

10-March-1897

Savitri Bai passed away. She played a major role in helping her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in the field of education. She taught in schools for girls and the poor and untouchables.

10-March-1904

The great Hindi writer Raghunath Gopal Kokaje was born in Bhoka in Ratnagiri district.

10-March-1912

Anant Ramchandra Joshi, cricket test umpire for 12 Tests from 1948–5, was born in Maharashtra.

10-March-1922

Gandhiji was first arrested on charges of treason at Sabarmati in Bombay.

10-March-1926

Dilbagh Singh, Air Chief Marshal, the second Sikh Chief of the Air Staff and the Indian Air Force, was born in Punjab.

10-March-1939

17 villages affected by hailstorm in Hyderabad, India.

10-March-1940

Birth of Banwarilal Bhagbandas Purohit, the famous leader of Vidarbha.

10-March-1945

Gwalior prince and Congress leader Madhavrao Scindia was born.

10-March-1954

The most prestigious and oldest helicopter unit of the Indian Air Force, 104 HU has a history spanning over four decades of glorious past and outstanding service rendered to the nation. One-O-Four was launched as a helicopter flight on 10 March 1954 at Palam.

10-March-1959

Great freedom fighter and famous lawyer Mukundrao Ramarao Jayakar passed away.

10-March-1969

Parliament passed an Act which made the Central Industrial Security Force an armed force of the Union.

10-March-1985

India won the "Cricket World Championship" by defeating Pakistan. Ravi Shastri was declared the Champion of Champions and Sunil Gavaskar stepped down from the captaincy.

10-March-1991

The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and recalls with pride its past glories.

10-March-1993

The 12-day-old caretaker ministry in Tripura led by Sameer Ranjan Barman resigned.

10-March-1995

ONGC's oil rig at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) shut down after 62 days (January 8).

10-March-1995

Famous journalist and editor Ashok Padvidri passed away.

10-March-1997

Maharashtra government changed the name of Osmanabad to Dharashiv.

10-March-1998

A.B.Vajpayee agreed to form the government with 252 members, including the BJP and its allies.

10-March-1998

India 'A' defeated Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth Test in Karachi to win the rain-interrupted series 1-0.

10-March-1998

United Democratic Party's Bibi Lyngdoh has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) ministry resigned after the party's candidate failed to be elected president.

10-March-1999

Lok Sabha has unanimously approved the Patents (Amendment) Bill, 1999.

10-March-2000

Noted Hindi writer Nirmal Verma and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh were jointly selected for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.

10-March-2000

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has resigned without bringing a confidence motion in the Assembly. RJD leader Rabri Devi met the Governor and demanded to form the government.