On This Day
23 March
- 🇮🇳 In India
- 1351 Firoz Shah Tughlaq, upon the death of his cousin Muhammad-bin Tughlaq, became the ruler of Delhi.
- 1855 Kottarathil Sankunni, writer of Malayalam literature, was born in Kottayam, Kerala. Best known as the author of Aithihyamala, an eight-volume compilation of century-old legends about Kerala, Sankunni's writings cover prose and poetry, including verses for Kathakali and Ottan Thullal.
- 1931 Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar, who were sentenced to death in the Lahore conspiracy case, were hanged in the Lahore jail.
- 1967 Pandey Bechan Sharma (better known by his pen-name Ugra), writer noted for his provocative, usually satirical, journalism, fiction and autobiography, died.
- 2000 Udham Singh Kular, hockey player from Jalandhar, Punjab, died. He also served as the coach of the Indian hockey team.
- 🌎 Elsewhere
- 1910 Akira Kurosawa, Japanese filmmaker and painter, was born in Tokyo, Japan. He directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in film history.
- 1956 Pakistan became the world's first Islamic republic. The Dominion of Pakistan also included the area of modern-day Bangladesh or East Pakistan, which seceded in 1971. This date is now celebrated as Republic Day in Pakistan.
- 2001 The Russian space station Mir plunged into the sea when it was disposed of in a controlled crash after 15 years in space.
- ⭐ Significance
- World Meteorological Day highlights the importance of the World Meteorological Organization, an international organization that collects data from all over the world to help us better understand the weather and its impact on our lives. This day also emphasizes the importance of individuals and their actions in preserving the Earth's atmosphere.
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