Today Importance - 1st March
1-March-1510
Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Portuguese India, died in a battle.
1-March-1640
The British were allowed to carry on commercial activities in Madras.
1-March-1775
The Treaty of Purandhar was signed between Nana Fadnavis and the British Army.
1-March-1818
After the end of Peshwa Empire, the British captured Sinhagarh.
1-March-1901
Vaidya Yogeshchandra Banerjee was born.
1-March-1903
Paresh Chandra Bhattacharya, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, was born.
1-March-1905
Karmaveer Bhausaheb Heer was born.
1-March-1908
Tata Iron and Steel Company was the first steel company established in India.
1-March-1908
A.E.T. Barrow, teacher, is born.
1-March-1909
The first Indian iron company 'Tata Iron and Steel' was established.
1-March-1910
Dalai Lama was welcomed in Darjeeling.
1-March-1914
Former Viceroy of India Minto Gilbert John Eliot passed away.
1-March-1916
The great architect Habib Rahman was born in Calcutta.
1-March-1917
J.F. Madden gives a preview of the first Bengali fiction film "Satyawadi Raja Harichandra".
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DAY OF THE YEAR,
National Barest Day ,
Share a Smile Day , Endometriosis Awareness Day, National Minnesota Day, National Peanut Butter Lovers Day , Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race , National Welsh corgi Day , International Wheel chair Day , World Compliment Day, National Wedding Planning Day, Open Data Day , Georgia Beer Day , Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day, Bloco da Lama , Zero Discrimination Day, National Horse Protection Day, National Dig Day , Peace Corps Day, Refried Not Refried Day, National Dadgum Thetis Good Day, National Fruit Compote Day, National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day,
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WEEK OF THE YEAR,
National Eating Disorder Awareness week,
National Chip Week , National Justice for Animals week ,Maslenitsa Festival , Venice Carnival , make mine chocolate National Green Week, National Invasive Species Awareness Week , Cornish Pasty Week , Peace Corps Week,
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MONTH OF THE YEAR,
Veggie Month,
National Colon Cancer Awareness Month , National Atnelteic Training Month, Developmental Disability Awareness Month , National, Reading Month, National Women's History , Month , Greek - American Heritage Month, Red Cross Month , National Sauce Month, National Nutrition Month , National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month , National Flour Month , National Noodle Month , National Brain Injury Awareness Month , National Celery Month , National March Into Literacy Month, International Mirth Month, The Great Daffodil Appeal, Poison Prevention Awareness Month , National Crochet Month Workplace Eye Wellness Month, Clore Therapy Month Adopt Rescued Guinea Pig Month, Youth Art Month, Sing With Your Child Month, Read an E-Book Month, National Ethics Awareness Month,
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1-March-1917
Famous writer Kartar Singh Duggal was born in Dhamiyal, Pakistan.
1-March-1919
Mahatma Gandhi expressed his intention to launch a 'Satyagraha' against the proposed Rowlatt Act for curtailing civil and political liberties.
1-March-1924
Birth of Naresh Mehta.
1-March-1930
Coimbatore Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950s), born in Madras.
1-March-1939
Satish Kumar Sarin was born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). He became Air Chief Marshal.
1-March-1950
The population figure of India has been declared as 347,340,000.
1-March-1951
Nitishkumar was born in Bakhtiyarpur of Ramlakhan Singh district. Patna (Bihar).
1-March-1955
The Pakistan vs India five-Test cricket match series ended in a 0-0 draw.
1-March-1960
National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moved to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It will soon become the National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr. Neelkanthan invited Dr. DM Rao to lead the 4 feet tunnel project.
1-March-1961
The first AN-12B arrives in India. The reason for induction of this force was the increasing frequency of skirmishes with Chinese forces along the China-India Himalayan border and the need for medium helicopters suitable for high altitude operations as well as the need to further enhance the airlift capability. Orders were put in the Soviet Association for eight Antonov An-12B and 24 Il-Yushin 11-14 vehicle airplane and 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
1-March-1962
The name of Gaya University has been changed to Magadh University.
1-March-1963
25 Sqn, AF was formed from 04XAN-12 aircraft acquired from the former USSR. Its objective was to provide lines to the army in the northern sector around Jammu and Kashmir and the Ladakh region.
1-March-1968
Salil Ashok Ankola, cricketer (Indian fast bowler in a Test 1989), born in Solapur.
1-March-1971
The Central Translation Bureau was established as a subordinate department under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bureau translates manuals, codes, forms and other non-statutory procedural literature of various Ministries, Departments, Central Government offices and undertakings, banks etc.
1-March-1971
Indian general elections (5th) have started.
1-March-1978
Equity YY Chandrachud was confirmed as the Main Equity of India.
1-March-1979
Great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist Jairamdas Daulatram breathed his last in Delhi. He played an important role in getting Sindhi recognized as one of the national languages of India.
1-March-1985
Biggest individual bankrupt till date Rajendra Shethia arrested in New Delhi.
1-March-1987
"Pakistan has nuclear bomb capability in New Delhi," a Pakistani official was quoted as saying.
1-March-1989
Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan Vasantada Banduji Patil passed away.
1-March-1990
BJP came to power in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh with JD in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
1-March-1990
JD gets four-fifths majority in Odisha assembly elections; The new Chief Minister is Biju Patnaik.
1-March-1992
Late journalist Anant Gundopant Tendulkar.
1-March-1993
India created basic staged exhibit radar for its surface-to-air rocket "Akash" and sent off its native principal fight tank 'Arjun'.
1-March-1993
Narayan Ganesh died in Gora (1-5-98).
1-March-1994
Famous Hindi film producer Manmohan Desai has passed away. He was 57 years old.
1-March-1995
Famous character actor Iftikhar passed away.
1-March-1996
The Supreme Court freed the CBI from the control of PM Rao and directed that the CBI shall not take any instructions or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or influenced by the investigation of hawala cases.
1-March-1997
Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retained the individual title and India won the team title at the CIRC Badminton in Colombo.
1-March-1997
India 'A' beats Sri Lanka 5-0 in the inaugural tennis 'Test' in Delhi.
1-March-1997
India Under-19 won the third 'Test' in Matara, aiming for three Test matchesHave to win the series 2-0.
1-March-1998
Bharat Ratna Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Advisor to the Defense Minister and Smt. M / s. Subbalakshmi, Carnatic musician. Film director Satyajit Roy, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda were also honored posthumously.
1-March-2000
Gopichand won the Indian Oil Servo National Badminton Championships in Kochi – for the fourth consecutive time.
1-March-2000
P Harikrishna turned into India's most youthful Worldwide Expert at the Sangli Global Chess Competition.