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Historical Event on 1/14/1926
Mahashweta Devi was born at Jinda Bahar Lane, Dhaka.
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| 4/24/1918 | Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born. |
| 11/29/1644 | The Massachusetts General Court issued a call for local pastors to learn the dialects of neighboring Indian tribes as an aid toward converting them to the Christian faith. |
| 1/4/1954 | Judge Mehr Chand Mahajan became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 22/12/1954. |
| 12/29/1909 | Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture. |
| 7/23/2000 | Ram Jethmalani, Union Law Minister, quits the Cabinet after the Prime Minister shows him the door following the outbursts against the Chief Justice of India, Dr. A. S. Anand. |
| 5/20/1750 | Tipu Sultan, tiger of Mysore, was born. He was the son of Hyder Ali and born at Devanhalli village near Bangalore. Hyder Ali named his son after a great Sufi saint namely Tipu Mastan Aulia. Tipu Sultan was a great revolutionary freedom fighter, social reformer, musician and architect. |
| 5/20/1878 | Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated. |
| 6/1/1980 | AIADMK wins Tamil Nadu Assembly election; Congress (I) wins in U.P, M.P, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra and Orissa. |
| 7/7/1946 | Gandhiji addressed the A.I.C.C. meeting at Bombay; Congress accepted the Cabinet Mission plan of May 16. |
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