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14 December - India on this day29 events

1990

Vijay Karan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 01/06/92).

#crime14-December-1990
1992

Balasaheb Deora, RSS chief, kept under house arrest. National head quarters of the party in New Delhi sealed.

#crime#politics14-December-1992
1999

G.M.C. Balayogi, Lok Sabha speaker, presents a draft for over Rs. 32 lakhs to the Prime Minister for the Kargil Fund.

#money#war14-December-1999
1812

Lord Charles Caning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), was born.

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1864

Jagat Narayan, law expert and educationist, was born.

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1895

George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born.

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1910

Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born.

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1924

Ranbir Raj Kapoor, famous film producer, director and actor, was born.

#birth#cinema14-December-1924
1946

Sanjay Gandhi, youth Congress leader, was born in New Delhi.

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1953

Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.

#birth#sports14-December-1953
1962

Bharathi Arun, cricketer (Indian pace bowler late-80's), was born in Vijayawada.

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1985

Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award.

#meeting#award14-December-1985
1901

Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder.

#general14-December-1901
1931

Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes.

#general14-December-1931
1984

First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.

#general14-December-1984
1994

10 IAF personnel of the first batch were reinducted and the last batch left on 20th Dec 94. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion.

#general14-December-1994
2000

The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act.

#general#labour14-December-2000
1998

The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres.

#general14-December-1998
1952

Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan scored 110 in his Test Cricket debut vs Pakistan in Calcutta.

#sports14-December-1952
1969

Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.

#sports14-December-1969
1979

Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer, two Tests for India and bowling average of 205, died.

#sports14-December-1979
1999

India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.

#sports14-December-1999
1936

Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away.

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1955

Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay.

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1968

Chaggan Baba (Chagganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker and founder of Mahila Griha Udyog and Lijjat Papad, died.

#death14-December-1968
1920

Akali Dal established.

#politics14-December-1920
1990

President's Rule imposed on Goa. Caretaker CM Dr. Barbosa disqualified from the membership of Assembly for defection from Congress (I) nine months ago.

#politics14-December-1990
1998

The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.

#politics#women14-December-1998
1999

The Prime Minister informs the Lok Sabha that Ram Prakash Gupta has denied the remarks on temple construction.

#politics14-December-1999