March 1

1907- TATA iron and steel factory starts in India.

March 2

1949- Death of Sarojini Naidu, freedom fighter and poetess from india

March 3

1839-Birth of Alexander Graham Bell, scientist.

March 4-

* Industrial securities day.

1951-First Asian games started in New Delhi

March 5

1963(?)- India and China agree to open two more check points on the border for militery talks

March 6

1890- First Olympic games started

March 7

1835- Lord Mcauley submits his report on future policy on education in India. He stresses on spreading western education in India.

March 8

1836- Birth of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, guru of swami Vivekananda

1948-EStablishment of AIR-INDIA the airlines fully owned by the govt . of India

International women's day being celebrated since 1975

March 9

1951- Famous Tabla player Zakir Hussain, born.He mixes eastern and western rhythms and started new trend.

March 10

1876- Alexander GrahamBell transmits human voice to a distance, for the first time.

March 11

1689- Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj's son Sambhaji, was tortured to death.

1886- Mrs. Anandi Bai gets M.D. degree as the first Indian lady.

1955- Dr. Alexander Fleming, diascoverer of pencillin, dies.

March 12

1930-Mahathma Gandhiji begins his famousd Dandi march, to protest against taxing on salt production.

March 13

1781-Discovery of planet Uranus by Sir William Hurshell.

1921-Pencillin discovered on this day.

March 14

1879- Birth of Albert Einstein,proponent of the theory of relativity.

1883-Death of Karl Marx

1931- First talkie movie 'Alam Ara', made in India, released in Mumbai.

March 15

* Observed as 'World Consumers' Day '.

1959- Dalai Lama, Tibetian Saint, flees to India, seeking political asylum.

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