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14 September - India on this day21 events

1965

Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.

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1967

US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.

#money14-September-1967
1774

Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.

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1910

Dennis Laurence Amo, merchant and industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.

#birth#industries14-September-1910
1919

Nyalchand Shah, bowled 64-33-97-3 in the Test between India vs Pakistan, was born at Dhragandhara in Gujarat.

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1932

Durgavati Devi aka Durga Bhabhi, an revolutionary and freedom fighter, was born.

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1933

Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.

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1893

Celebration of 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav' (Festival of Lord Ganesha) started.

#religion14-September-1893
1997

Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue.

#religion14-September-1997
1820

Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning.

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1949

Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.

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1953

Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.

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1991

Assam declared 'disturbed area', army launches 'Operation Rhino' against ULFA militants.

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1992

The government allows foreign investors to enter the Indian capital market; incentives offered.

#market14-September-1992
1997

78 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh.

#transport#death14-September-1997
1992

S. A. Banerjee, cricketer who played one Test for India in 1948 without scoring any runs but took 5 wkts, died.

#sports#death14-September-1992
1868

Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.

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1971

Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, died.

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1992

Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.

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1997

Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.

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1923

Ram Jethmalani, famous law expert and politician, was born.

#politics14-September-1923