07 March - Sir Vivian Richards, West Indies cricketer birthday

 

Sir Vivian Richards, born on March 7, 1952, is a former cricketer from Antigua and Barbuda who is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He played for the West Indies cricket team during its dominant era in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Richards was known for his aggressive and powerful batting style, as well as his intimidating presence on the field. He was a key member of the West Indies team that achieved many successes, including winning two Cricket World Cups in 1975 and 1979. Richards played 121 Test matches for the West Indies, scoring 8,540 runs at an impressive average of 50.23. In One Day Internationals (ODIs), he amassed 6,721 runs in 187 matches.

One of the highlights of Richards' career was his unbeaten innings of 189 runs against England at Old Trafford in 1984. He also held the record for the fastest century in Test cricket for several years, achieving it in just 56 balls against England in 1986.

After retiring from international cricket, Vivian Richards has been involved in various roles, including coaching and commentary. His impact on the game and his legacy as one of the greatest cricketers of all time remain significant in the history of cricket.

07 March - Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone

 

The invention of the modern telephone - and who exactly got the credit - came down to the wire in early 1876. The lawyers for Alexander Graham Bell and another inventor by the name of Elisha Gray both filed patents on the morning of 14 February 1876. According to research years later, Bell was the fifth entry of the day, and Gray the 39th, thus Bell was awarded the patent.

Cue decades of controversy and much disagreement over who reached the patent office first. Some have suggested that malfeasance at the US Patent Office had resulted in Bell wrongly getting the patent first. Other conspiracies suggest that Bell stole the information from Gray's invention. No defining evidence of this has ever been uncovered.

In any case, on 7 March 1876, the US Patent Office issued Bell with the telephone patent and the rest is history. Bell became the father of the telephone, and after his patent was filed the telephone gradually became a necessity in modern life. Bell built and tested the first working phone on March 10, 1876 (using a liquid transmitter, a similar idea as proposed by Elisha Gray) speaking to his assistant, Thomas Watson, saying the words "Mr. Watson - come here - I want to see you."

Bell refused to have a telephone in his office, considering the invention a distraction from his work as a scientist.

07 March - world peace postage stamp issued in 1991

 

Whilst war is a scourge peace is a blessing to this noble sentiment, the Department of Post issuing a special commemorartive stamp on (07.March.1991) dedicated to world peace war in ultimate analysis do not produce winners. All victories are transient. Instead of solving problems, they create more. From Buddha to Gandhi India has always stood for universal brotherhood tolerance, fraternity and harmony.

07 March - The 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu

 

On 7 March 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivered his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.

The 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu was a public speech given by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Founding Father of Bangladesh on 7 March 1971 at the Ramna Race Course (now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka to a gathering of over two million (2,000000) people. It was delivered during a period of escalating tensions between East Pakistan and the powerful political and military establishment of West Pakistan. In the speech, Bangabandhu informally declared independence of Bangladesh, proclaiming: "The struggle this time, is a struggle for our liberty. The struggle this time, is a struggle for our independence." He announced a civil disobedience movement in the province, calling for "every house to turn into a fortress". The speech is believed to have informally addressed the Bengali people to prepare for a war of independence amid widespread reports of armed mobilisation by West Pakistan. The Bangladesh Liberation War began 18 days later when the Pakistan Army initiated Operation Searchlight against Bengali civilians, intelligentsia, students, politicians, and armed personnel. On 30 October 2017, UNESCO added the speech to the Memory of the World Register as a documentary heritage.

07 March - Gavaskar first cricket batsman to score 10,000 Test runs

 

On 7 March 1987, Gavaskar became 1st cricket batsman to score 10,000 Test runs

Sunil Manohar Gavaskar (10 July 1949), is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer who represented India and Bombay from 1971 to 1987. Gavaskar is acknowledged as one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time.

Gavaskar was widely admired for his technique against fast bowling, with a particularly high average of 65.45 against the West Indies, who possessed a four-pronged fast bowling attack, widely regarded as the most vicious in Test history. However, most of Gavaskar's centuries against West Indies were against their second string team when their four-pronged attack were not playing together, His captaincy of the Indian team, was considered as one of the first attacking ones, with Indian team winning the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket in 1985. At the same time, there were multiple exchanges of captaincy between Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, with one coming just six months before Kapil led India to victory at the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He is also a former Sheriff of Mumbai.

Gavaskar is a recipient of the Indian sports honour of the Arjuna Award and the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan.He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.In 2012, he was awarded the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for Cricket in India