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Historical Event on 3/14/1963

Jainarain Vyas, freedom fighter, leader, social reformer, patriot and a noble son of India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
4/26/1991Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours.
8/11/1984A cloud of toxic chemicals escaped from a Union Carbide plant near Charleston, West Virginia, this morning, and at least 135 residents were treated for eye, throat, and lung irritation. Last December, methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a Union Carbide plant in India, killing 2,000 people. No MIC escaped today, plant officials said. Aldicarb oxime, a much less toxic gas, is declared as one constituent of the gas cloud.
12/21/1903Bhalchandra Digambar Garware, famous industrailist, was born.
1/28/1925Raja Ramanna, fourth President of Indian Atomic Energy Commission, was born.
2/10/1910Smt. Durga Bhagwat, veteran Marathi writer, was born.
1/18/1925Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born.
2/5/1931Krishna Film Co., Bombay produced a 7,659 feet long 'Krishnatone Talkie Programme No. 1, which was released quite before the release of 'Alam Ara,' first talkie film of India. The Krishnatone Programme was censored at C.C. No. 9906 on February 5 and the programme contained the following: (1) Arabic Song (2) Indian Orchestra No.1 (3) Indian Orchestra No.2 (4) Indian Orchestra No.3 (5) Jal Tarang Solo (6) Hindi Song No. 1 (7) Hindi Song No.2 (8) Hindi Song No. 3 (9) Bengali Song (10) Garba No. 1 (11) Garba No. 2 (12) Gujarati Comic Song (13) Hindi Chorus Song No. 1 (14) Hindi Chorus Song No. 2 (15) Dilruba Solo (16) Violin Solo (17) Goanese Song.
9/3/1987Vishwanathan Anand, 17, becomes India's first and the world's youngest Grandmaster.