births
March 14, 1972
Irom Chanu Sharmila, Indian poet and activist
Irom Sharmila Chanu
Irom Sharmila Chanu, also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" is an Indian civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur, which is located on the north-eastern side of India. In November 2000, she began a hunger strike for abolishing the Armed Forces Act, 1958. After 16 years, she ended her fast in 2016, after being nasally force-fed for over 500 weeks in custody. Therefore, she has been viewed as the world's longest hunger striker. Amnesty International has declared her as a prisoner of conscience.
March 14
March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 292 days remain until the end of the year.