🔅Today, Saturday, during 👉 Falgun Shukla Saptami until 19:40, followed by Ashtami starting, Bhānu Saptami, Kāmadā Saptami Vrat, Sarvārthsiddhi Yoga / Kāryasiddhi Yoga / Amritasiddhi Yoga from sunrise at 16:06, Yamaghandayoga from 16:08 until sunrise, Budha Revati Nakshatra at 06:19, Guru Bharani Nakshatra at 20:28, Dvipushkar Yoga from 16:06 until 21:39, Vighnakarak Bhadra from 21:39, sunrise in Shani Purva at 28:40, auspicious indicator Rohini Vrat (Jain), Shri Mungsaji Vanshmaharaj Punyatithi (Dhamnagāv Dev, Yavatmāl), Shri Sadāshiv Maharaj Punyatithi (Nāgapur), Shri Vipin Ravat Jayanti, Shri Pūspati Sanjeevi Kumārswāmi Rāja Smriti Divas, World Fallow Day / Fallow Protection Day, National Immunization Day, and National Panda Day.
🔅Tomorrow, Sunday, during 👉 Falguni Sudāshthami until 21:55, followed by Navami, Shri Durgāṣṭami Vrat.
🎯Today’s Wisdom👉
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Adhamaḥ dhanamicchanti
Dhanaṁ mānaṁ ca madhyamāḥ.
Uttamāḥ mānamicchanti
Māno hi mahatāṁ dhanam.।
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16th March’s Significant Events👉
1527 – Babur defeated Rana Sanga in the Battle of Khanwa. Later, Sanga died by consuming poison given by his trusted ones.
1690 – French King Louis XIV sent troops to Ireland.
1730 – William Charles Henry Frisby was appointed as the Viceroy of Darenthe.
1815 – William I became the King of the Netherlands.
1827 – Freedom’s Journal, the first African American-owned and operated newspaper in the United States, was established by John Russwurm in New York City.
1830 – The Metropolitan Police of Scotland Yard was reorganized in London.
1831 – Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables was first published.
1843 – Petropolis City was established by the Brazilian government.
1846 – According to the Treaty of Amritsar, the sovereignty of Kashmir was handed over to the Hindu king Gulab Singh of Jammu.
1867 – Joseph Lister outlined the principles of antiseptic surgery in an article, first published in The Lancet.
1883 – Susan Hayhurst became the first American woman to graduate from a pharmacy college.
1907 – The construction of the world’s largest cruiser, British HMS Invincible, was completed in Glasgow.
1916 – Agreement was reached between the United States and Canada on migratory birds.
1922 – Sultan Fuad I became the first Sultan of Egypt, recognized by England.
1939 – Germany seized Czechoslovakia.
1942 – The launch of the V-2 rocket, which exploded during the launch.
1959 – Iraq and the Soviet Union signed an economic and technical agreement.
1966 – Prime Minister of Britain for eight years and Labour Party leader for thirteen years, Harold Wilson, shocked everyone by resigning.
1982 – Russia announced a moratorium on deploying new nuclear missiles in Western Europe.
1988 – The use of poisonous gas to make chemical weapons was discovered when Iraq killed thousands of its own Kurdish citizens.
1989 – A 4400-year-old mummy was found in the pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.
1995 – Norman Thagard, a NASA astronaut, became the first American to visit the Mir space station.
1998 – Chinese President Jiang Zemin was re-elected for the next term.
2003 – Green Smith became the captain of the South African cricket team.
2004 – Explosion in a nine-story building in Russia, 21 dead.
2005 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Supachai Panitchpakdi as the new Chairman of UNCTAD.
2006 – The United Nations General Assembly unanimously voted to establish the United Nations Human Rights Council.
2006 – Three months after the elections, Iraq’s new parliament took the oath.
2007 – Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa set a world record by hitting six sixes in one over.
2008 – Inflation reached a 9-month high of 5.11 percent.
2008 – Pervez Musharraf signed a death warrant for Indian citizen Sarabjit Singh, who had been sentenced to death in Pakistan. Sarabjit died in prison on May 2, 2013, after an attack.
2008 – Wen Jiabao was re-elected as the Prime Minister of China.
2009 – Special Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, Sartaj Sabbarwal, was appointed as the new High Commissioner of India in Pakistan.
2009 – The US administration imposed a ban on installing American engines in three Shivalik class stealth frigates.
2012 – India’s Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries.
2013 – 24 soldiers died in a bus accident in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2014 – The people of Crimea voted in favor of joining Russia, leaving Ukraine.
2019: President Ram Nath Kovind conferred Padma Awards to 54 personalities, including Lok Gayika Teejan Bai, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, actor Manoj Bajpayee, cricketer Gautam Gambhir, footballer Sunil Chhetri, and the late senior journalist Devendra Swarup.
2020 – Considering the situation of the coronavirus infection in the country, the Centre decided to keep all educational institutions, museums, gyms, swimming pools, and theaters closed until the 31st of this month.
2020 – Human trials for the accurate vaccine for the coronavirus infection began in America (Seattle).
2021 – Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi organized a virtual summit with Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland.
2021 – The upper limit for abortion was increased to 24 weeks by passing the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 by the Rajya Sabha.
2021 – The Indian Army decommissioned two artillery systems (130 mm Self Propelled M-46 Catapult Gun and 160 mm Tampella Mortar) that had been in service for a long time.
2022 – The Council of Europe expelled Russia from the continent’s premier human rights body in Ukraine.
2022 – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Ladakh, while Northern Japan experienced a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake, and a tsunami warning was issued.
2022 – Shri Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
2022 – Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami became the first female bowler in ODIs to take 250 wickets.
2023 – A military helicopter crashed near the Mandalay area of Western Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh, killing both pilots.
2023 – North Korea launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile with long-range capabilities.
2023 – A fierce fire broke out in the Dreamworld complex in Sikandarabad, Hyderabad, killing at least 6 people.
2023 – Strong jolts of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake were felt in New Zealand.
People born on March 16👉
1693 – Malhar Rao Holkar – Founder of the Holkar dynasty of Indore.
1901 – P. B. Gajendragadkar – Former Chief Justice of India.
1901 – Potti Sriramulu – Follower of Mahatma Gandhi and freedom fighter.
1906 – Ambika Prasad Divya – Renowned Indian educator and Hindi litterateur.
1910 – Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, born to play cricket for both India and England.
1916 – Daya Krishan Sapru – Famous antagonist and film producer of Hindi cinema.
1938 – Ali Manikfan – Indian marine researcher, ecologist, and shipbuilder.
1956 – Tanushree Shankar – Indian classical dancer.
1958 – Bipin Rawat – India’s first Chief of Defence Staff.
People who passed away on March 16👉
1947 – Ayodhya Singh Upadhyay, eminent poet and litterateur.
1955 – Vijayananad Tripathi – Renowned Hindi litterateur.
1957 – P. Subbarayan – First Chief Minister of Madras State.
1963 – M. Patanjali Sastri – Second Chief Justice of India.
1999 – Death of Leo Lee Faak, the creator of characters like Phantom.
2020 – Demise of former Rajya Sabha member and veteran journalist Patil Puttappa.
2021 – Maulana Abdul Hamid, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Significant events and festivals on March 16👉
🔅 Punyatithi of Shri Mungsaji Vanshmaharaj (Dhamangaon Dev, Yavatmal).
🔅 Punyatithi of Shri Sadashiv Maharaj (Nagpur).
🔅 Birth anniversary of Shri Vipin Rawat.
🔅 Smriti Diwas of Shri Pusapati Sanjeevi Kumaraswamy Raja.
🔅 World Panda Day / Panda Conservation Day.
🔅 National Vaccination Day.
🔅 National Khasra Day.
🌻May your day be filled with blessings!🌻