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Historical Event on 3/14/1895
Nihalsing Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Delhi and Governer of Rajasthan, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/29/1982 | Shree Maa Anandmayee of universal fame passed away. Her body was laid to rest at Shree Anandamayee Ashram in Kankhal. |
3/4/1925 | Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away. |
12/11/1845 | First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War. |
3/21/1995 | A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala. |
8/15/1950 | Indian Constitution goes into effect. |
9/12/1992 | Mallikarjun Bhimramayya Mansoor, famous Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana, died in Dharward, Karnataka at the age of 81 years. |
10/28/1996 | Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) spills into Western UP from Delhi. |
5/24/1956 | Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated. |
11/20/1998 | V. K. Sharma, chairman and managing director of JVG Group of Companies, who allegedly swindled Rs. 600 crores from investors, is arrested in Mumbai. |
2/2/1958 | Family tradition still counts for something in Indian politics. Indira Gandhi, the only daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the granddaughter of a statesman, has been elected president of the Congress party in India. Mrs. Gandhi will be installed into her new office next Sunday, and her job is not expected to be an easy one. The Congress party has been wracked by internal dissension and has been on the verge of collapse. It is hoped that Mrs. Gandhi, who is 41, will breath some new life into the party. Most of the politicians who have been arguing about the future of their party and country are fairly old. Mrs. Gandhi, who is known for her leftist sentiments, is expected to act quickly to put her own mark on party policies. |
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