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Historical Event on 9/14/1949
Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/30/1993 | Congress (I) MLA in Andhra Pradesh P. Balaraju and eight officials kidnapped by the outlawed People's War Group in Visakhapatnam district. |
11/20/1930 | With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable |
11/24/1926 | Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'. |
1/26/1961 | Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department. |
1/19/1996 | Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away. |
1/9/1664 | Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place. |
11/30/1974 | India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban. |
10/10/1998 | Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India. |
7/5/1970 | Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives. |
7/3/1998 | Kavi Pradeep, Hindi film lyricist, is selected for the 1997 Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
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