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Historical Event on 2/14/1914

Vinaya Kumar Parashar, journalist and social worker, was born at Hemgir, M.P.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1893Celebration of 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav' (Festival of Lord Ganesha) started.
2/15/1948Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, famous Hindi poet, political agitator, critic and freedom fighter, passed away near Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, in an automobile accident.
5/22/1917Suniti Chaudhary, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Kumilla. She was one of the accused in the famous Chargaon ammunition plot and assassination of General Lemen, Inspector General of Dhaka.
5/21/1927Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.
5/17/1887Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.
2/5/1992Ajit Singh elected 'real J.D.' President.
7/22/1997Bus plummets into the swollen Usri river in Giridih dist, Bihar, killing 70.
1/1/1949A ceasefire eventually came into force. Under UN supervision, a negotiated Cease Fire Line was drawn up on an actual holding basis pending future settlements. This meandering, and at places militarily illogical line, ran some 700 kilometres from Chhamb in the South to a map reference point NJ 9842 in Ladakh in the North. The fighting was to continue for 15 months, with heavy RIAF involvement throughout, but despite being continuously on an operational footing throughout this period, the re-organisation and modernisation of the service continued unabated.
8/3/1997Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes win the doubles title in the Canadian Maurier Super Nine Doubles Open tennis championships held in Montreal.
9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.