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Historical Event on 2/14/1932
Madhubala (Mumtaj Begam), film actress, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1961 | Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal. |
| 7/5/1916 | Archik Venkatesh Gopalkrishna, great poet, journalist and orator, was born at Dharwar, Mysore. |
| 8/28/1733 | Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away. |
| 4/17/1941 | Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities. |
| 1/1/1903 | A vast crowd thronged the great plain outside Delhi today, waiting to hear the declaration that King Edward VII was Emperor of India. The crowd, clothed in brilliantly colored garments, was largely composed of common people who had come to the durbar to see India's princes pledge their fealty to the Emperor . The Duke of Connaught, representing King Edward, sat on the left of the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, who sat on a throne surrounded by giant silver footstools. Lord Curzon spoke briefly, then read a message from the King, who expressed regret at not being present at the durbar and his wishes for ""the increasing prosperity of my Indian Empire."" Among the dignitaries in the amphi-theater were 600 veterans of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-58. |
| 5/13/1791 | Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera. |
| 12/19/1988 | Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died. |
| 1/1/1931 | Gopi Chand Narang, great educationist and Urdu scholar, was born at Dukki. |
| 6/30/1968 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 10/14/1985 | Assam Ganparishad established. |
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