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Historical Event on 9/14/1965

Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/16/1997P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
1/9/1916Ramkrishna Ramnarayan Ruia, great industrialist, was born.
9/26/1820Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Banerji), great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur, father of Bengali prose and who gave the Bengalees their first Primer in 1855, was born in the village of Birsingha in Midnapore district of Bengal.
9/26/1820Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".
12/27/1985The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .
11/21/1921Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.
6/23/1894Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born.
9/16/2000Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
12/6/1946Homeguard Organination was established.