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Historical Event on 1/14/1989

'Poorna Kumbh', India's largest religious gathering held once in 12 years, begins at Allahabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1949Pune University' established.
8/7/1887Kasturi Shriniwas Iyengar, politician and journalist, was born.
1/14/1994C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away.
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.
6/17/1917Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore.
12/30/1947India informs Pakistan and other dominion representatives that it has decided to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council under Article 35 of the United Nations Charter.
7/16/1992Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President.
5/9/1992M. J. Pherwani, National Housing Bank Chairman, resigns following his bank's involvement in the Security scandal.
12/14/1999G.M.C. Balayogi, Lok Sabha speaker, presents a draft for over Rs. 32 lakhs to the Prime Minister for the Kargil Fund.