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3 March in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 3 March is the birth anniversary of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, Motganhalli Laxminarsu Jaisimha, and Jaspal Singh Bhatti.
3 March is also observed as the death anniversary of Aurangzeb, Firaq Gorakhpuri, and Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi.
Birth Anniversary on 3 March
3 March in Indian history is celebrated as the birth anniversary of the following personalities:
Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (3 March 1839 – 19 May 1904), an Indian pioneer industrialist. He founded Tata Group, India’s biggest business conglomerate. He also established the city of Jamshedpur. He was regarded as the legendary “Father of Indian Industry“. Jamsetji Tata was born on 3 March 1839 in Gujarat, India.
Motganhalli Laxminarsu Jaisimha (3 March 1939 – 6 July 1999), an Indian Test cricketer. A right-handed batsman who was noted for his style on and off the field. He bowled medium pace, often opening the bowling for India and off-breaks, and was a brilliant fielder. He was also known as M. L. Jaisimha. He was born on 3 March 1939 in Hyderabad, India.
Jaspal Singh Bhatti (3 March 1955 – 25 October 2012), an Indian television personality known for his satire about the common man. He carried out various anti-corruption crusades in Chandigarh. His frontal attack on issues like nepotism and corruption was both comic and awakening for the masses. In 2013, he was (posthumously) honored with the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award. He was born on 3 March 1955 in Amritsar, India.
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Death Anniversary on 3 March
3 March in Indian history is observed as the death anniversary of the following personalities:
Aurangzeb (3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years. He is considered as last effective ruler of the Mughal Empire. Aurangzeb compiled the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri and was among the few monarchs to have fully established Sharia law and Islamic economics throughout the Indian subcontinent. He was an accomplished military leader whose rule has been the subject of praise, though he has also been described as the most controversial ruler in Indian history. He died on 3 March 1707 in a military camp near Ahmednagar, Mughal India.
Firaq Gorakhpuri (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), a writer and critic. He was also known as Raghupati Sahay. He was selected for the Provincial Civil Service (P.C.S.) and the Indian Civil Service (British India) (I.C.S.), but he resigned to follow Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-cooperation movement, for which he went to jail for 18 months. His contemporaries included famous Urdu poets like Allama Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Kaifi Azmi, and Sahir Ludhianvi. Yet he was able to make his mark in Urdu poetry at an early age. In 1960, he was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu. Later in 1968, he was honored with Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India. The first Jnanpith Award for Urdu literature was also conferred upon him. He died on 3 March 1982 in New Delhi, India, at the age of 85.
Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi (1 October 1951 – 3 March 2002), was an Indian lawyer and politician. He was serving as the speaker of the 12th Lok Sabha when he died in a helicopter crash on 3 March 2002.
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Notable events on 3 March in Indian and World History
3 March 1575 – Mughal Emperor Akbar defeated the Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi. The Battle was fought near the village of Tukaroi now in the Balasore District of Odisha in India. This battle was between The Mughal Empire and the Sultanate of Bangala and Bihar.
3 March 1895 – Ragnar Frisch a Norwegian economist statistician, and Nobel Prize laureate, was born.
3 March 1918 – Arthur Kornberg an American biochemist, and Nobel Prize Laureate, was born.
3 March 1939 – In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest of the autocratic rule in India.
3 March 1942 – Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people.
3 March 1943 – The Bethnal Green Tube Disaster of 1943 was the UK’s largest single loss of civilian life during World War II. More than 170 people fleeing from an air raid were crushed to death when the entrance to the East London station became blocked.
3 March 1945 – Royal Air Force mistakenly bombed the Bezuidenhout neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague. The British bomber crews had intended to bomb the Haagse Bos (“Forest of the Hague”) district where the Germans had installed V-2 launching facilities that had been used to attack English cities. However, the pilots were issued with the wrong coordinates, so the navigational instruments of the bombers had been set incorrectly, and combined with fog and clouds which obscured their vision, the bombs were instead dropped on the Bezuidenhout residential neighborhood.
3 March 1969 – Apollo 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Primary mission objectives included an Earth-orbital engineering test of the first crewed lunar module and an overall checkout of the launch vehicle and spacecraft systems, the crew, and procedures. All prime mission objectives were met and all major spacecraft systems were successfully demonstrated.
3 March 1976 – Sanjay Kumar, an Indian Junior Commissioned Officer, and Nobel Prize Laureate, was born.
3 March 1999 – Gerhard Herzberg, a German Canadian physicist., and Nobel Prize Laureate, died.
3 March Historical Significance
March 3 holds notable significance in history for several reasons. On this date in 1845, Florida was admitted as the 27th state of the United States. Additionally, in 1875, the first-ever organized indoor game of ice hockey was played in Montreal, Canada, marking a pivotal moment in the development of the sport. Another major event occurred in 1913, when thousands of women marched in Washington, D.C., for the Woman Suffrage Procession, demanding the right to vote. In 1931, “The Star-Spangled Banner” was officially adopted as the national anthem of the United States. Furthermore, on March 3, 1991, the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers was captured on video, leading to widespread outrage and eventually the Los Angeles riots in 1992 after the officers’ acquittal. These events illustrate the diverse and significant historical moments associated with this date.
Important Days of 3 March in History
World Wildlife Day: This day is observed to raise awareness about the world’s wild animals and plants. It focuses on the preservation of wildlife and their habitats, highlighting the importance of biodiversity and the need for conservation efforts.
World Hearing Day: Organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), this day aims to promote ear and hearing care across the world. It highlights the importance of early detection and intervention in cases of hearing loss.
National Anthem Day (USA): In the United States, National Anthem Day commemorates the adoption of “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the national anthem. This occurred on March 3, 1931.
