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Historical Event on 9/14/1949
Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/31/1940 | Udham Singh, fiery revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by the British Government in the Pantone Villa Jail, London. |
| 1/1/1944 | Sir Edwin Lutyens, the Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, died. |
| 11/20/1946 | Gandhiji starts tour without party. |
| 6/1/1964 | Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'. |
| 4/19/1976 | Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi. |
| 1/18/1990 | Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits. |
| 5/25/1996 | DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry. |
| 12/25/1846 | Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away. |
| 9/16/1932 | Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize. |
| 10/21/2000 | Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago. |
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