11 march - World Plumbing Day

 

It is a date that has been fixed on the calendars of the World Plumbing community since its establishment by the WPC in 2010 and is now a fixture on the calendars of political and social institutions around the globe.

The international plumbing community, as represented by the Council, has a vital role in promoting the link between good quality plumbing, health, environmental sustainability and, increasingly, economic prosperity.

March 11 is marked by celebrations, competitions, seminars, and activities all around the world.  People from within and outside the plumbing fraternity come together to learn, share knowledge, build connections and find opportunities to collaborate to improve the quality of, and access to, fresh water and safe sanitation.

There are now hundreds of annual World Plumbing Day events, promoting the link between good plumbing sanitation and human and environmental health.

11 March - Alexander Fleming passed away in 1955

 

Alexander Fleming, was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin. His discovery in 1928 of what was later named benzylpenicillin (or penicillin G) from the mould Penicillium rubens is described as the "single greatest victory ever achieved over disease." For this discovery, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain. He passed away on 11 March 1955

Fleming was knighted for his scientific achievements in 1944.In 1999, he was named in Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th century. In 2002, he was chosen in the BBC's television poll for determining the 100 Greatest Britons, and in 2009, he was also voted third "greatest Scot" in an opinion poll conducted by STV, behind only Robert Burns and William Wallace.

11 March - American B-47 accidentally dropped nuclear bomb

 

On 11 March 1958, American B-47 accidentally dropped nuclear bomb from 15,000 ft on a family home in Mars Bluff, South Carolina; created crater 75 ft across, bomb without its nuclear capsule.

11 March - Restoration of Independence of Lithuania

 

The day of restoration of Independence of Lithuania is a Lithuanian national holiday celebrated on 11 March in commemoration of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania that the Constituent Assembly signed in 1990. It is one of the three principal national holidays in Lithuania, along with the Day of the Re-Establishment of the Statehood of Lithuania on 16 February and the Statehood Day on 6 July.

Independence Restoration Day is a nationally celebrated holiday in Lithuania on March 11. The national holiday depicts the declaration of independence of Lithuania from the Soviet Union on March 11, 1990. It is often mistaken for Restoration of the State Day, on February 16. The difference between the two holidays is that Independence Restoration Day celebrates independence from the Soviet Union, while Restoration of the State Day celebrates independence from German rule. Lithuanians commemorate Independence Restoration Day celebrations with parades, concerts, and museum exhibitions.

11 March - Vijay Hazare was born in 1915

 

Vijay Samuel Hazare (11 March 1915 – 18 December 2004) was an Indian cricketer. He captained India in 14 matches between 1951 and 1953. In India's 25th Test match, nearly 20 years after India achieved Test status, he led India to its first ever Test cricket win (and the only victory under his captaincy) in 1951–52 against England at Madras, winning by an innings and eight runs in a match that began on the day that King George VI died.

A Special Cover on Captain Vijay Hazare was issued during GUJPEX 2011 at Vadodara on 23 Dec 2011. Vijay Samuel Hazare (11 Mar 1915-18 Dec 2004) captained India in 14 test matches between 1951 & 1953. He has the following records to his Credit

•     He led India to its first test win vs England at Chennai (then Madras) in 1951-52.
•     He is First Indian to hit first Triple Century in First Class Cricket.
•     First Indian to score a century in each innings of a test match vs Australia at Adelaide in 1947-48 (116 & 145).
•     First Indian to score two triple centuries.
•     First Indian to score a century in three successive test matches.
•     He bagged 20 test wickets including three times Bradman’s wickets.
•     The Inter-Zonal tournament in India is named as Vijay Hazare Trophy.
•     He and Jasu Patel were the first Indian Cricketers to be honoured with Padma Shri.