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Historical Event on 2/14/1959
Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/27/1839 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab and Spiritual Guru of sikh community, passed away. |
| 4/1/2000 | India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran. |
| 1/22/1901 | Nirmal Kumar Bose was born. |
| 1/21/1943 | Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police. |
| 11/1/1956 | Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved. |
| 4/15/1890 | Gaganvihari Lalubhai Mehta, famous Indian economist, politician and journalist, was born. |
| 11/11/1947 | Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple. |
| 2/1/1835 | East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim. |
| 4/4/1994 | Ravi Naik, Goa CM, resigns. |
| 6/2/1955 | A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak. |
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