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Historical Event on 1/14/1984
Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1661 | Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal. |
| 2/7/1795 | Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies. |
| 3/7/1647 | Guru Dadaji Konddev, master of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died. |
| 9/5/1909 | Phiroze Edulji Palia, left-hand batsman and slow spin bowler, was born in Mumbai. He played in India's first Test at Lord's in 1932. |
| 5/21/1935 | Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life. |
| 12/10/1952 | World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India. |
| 11/25/1956 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians. |
| 7/1/1856 | In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. |
| 3/24/1944 | Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born. |
| 12/26/1978 | Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption. |
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