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Historical Event on 2/14/1976

Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act comes into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1982South-South Conference opens in New Delhi.
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
1/31/1997INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned.
5/1/1987The Bofors Deal.
6/25/1945Lord Vevil talk to the Indian political leaders.
4/12/1967Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 24/02/1968.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
5/7/1994Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly.
2/11/1979Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial.