March 23: Martyr's Day, Historic Events, and Notable Births & Deaths, Today in History

On March 23, 1931, Bhagat Singh, a fervent advocate for India's independence, was executed in Lahore Central Jail alongside Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru. Recognized as Martyr's Day, this date commemorates their ultimate sacrifice in the quest for India's freedom from colonial rule. Bhagat Singh was condemned for his involvement in a plot to assassinate the police superintendent responsible for Lala Lajpat's death, a prominent figure in the independence movement.

Significant Events, Births, and Deaths on March 23

Here is the list of major events on March 23 over the years

	Year	Events on March 23
1	23 March, 1887	Nawab Kalb Ali Khan Bahadur of Rampur State passed away.
2	23 March, 1889	The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
3	23 March, 1893	Gopalaswami Doraiswamy Naidu, known as the "Edison of India," was born.
4	23 March, 1931	Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru were executed in Lahore Central Jail, commemorated as Martyr's Day.
5	23 March, 1953	Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director of Biocon Limited, was born.
6	23 March, 1956	Pakistan became the world's first Islamic republic, now observed as Republic Day in Pakistan.
7	23 March, 1976	Smriti Irani (politician and former model).
8	23 March, 1986	Birthdays of Kangana Ranaut (actress and producer) and
9	23 March 1995	Bengali poet and writer Shakti Chattopadhyay passed away.
10	23 March, 2008	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad was inaugurated.
11	March 23 (Annual)	World Meteorological Day is observed to honor the establishment of the World Meteorological Organisation in 1950.