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Historical Event on 7/14/1854
Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramahans, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/3/1844 | Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born. |
| 3/28/1994 | G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi. |
| 5/31/1818 | Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. |
| 12/9/1946 | The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy. |
| 7/3/1987 | The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country. |
| 10/6/1997 | I. K. Gujral, PM, begins visit to South Africa, which was the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister. |
| 5/14/1993 | Bombay High Court upholds Goa C.M. Ravi Naik's disqualification by speaker under anti-defection bill. |
| 9/26/1931 | At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on. |
| 9/2/1960 | Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away. |
| 9/16/1990 | Air India establishes a world record by evacuating more than 1.11 lakh people in eight weeks from Kuwait/Iraq during the Gulf War. |
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