THOUGHT OF THE DAY
“Unity is strength…when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.”
- Mattie Stepanek.
Events that took place on this day in history 7 March
*In 1987,
India legend Sunil Gavaskar created history on March 7, 1987, as he became the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in the history of Test cricket. Sunil Gavaskar managed to score his 10,000th Test run in his 124th match which was played against Pakistan in Ahmedabad.
*In 1814,
Battle of Craonne was a battle between an Imperial French army under Emperor Napoleon I opposing a combined army of Imperial Russians and Prussians led by Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. The War of the Sixth Coalition engagement began when the bulk of Napoleon's army tried to drive Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov's 22,000 Russians off the Chemin des Dames plateau to the west of Craonne.
Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 7 March
*In 1734,
Mir Nizam Ali Khan Siddiqi, Asaf Jah II (7 March 1734 – 6 August 1803) was the 2nd Nizam of Hyderabad State in South India between 1762 and 1803. He was born on 7 March 1734 as fourth son to Asaf Jah I and Umda Begum. His official name is Asaf Jah II, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Nizam 'Ali Khan Siddiqi, Fateh Jang, Sipah Salar, Nawab Subedar of the Deccan.
*In 1975,
Captain Keishing Clifford Nongrum, MVC, was an Indian Army officer of 12 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, who was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second-highest gallantry award, for exemplary valor in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 7 March
*In 1961,
Govind Ballabh Pant (10 September 1887 – 7 March 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Alongside Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabh Bhai Patel, Pant was a key figure in the movement for India's Independence and later a pivotal figure in the Indian Government.
*In 1985,
Uday Merchant,
was an Indian first class cricketer. The brother of Test player Vijay Merchant, Uday was a right-handed batsman and played in the Ranji Trophy for Bombay.