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Historical Event on 2/14/1933
W. R. Sonar, famous marathi poet, author, playwright, editor and publisher, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/8/1906 | Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (bro of Wazir Ali, India's 1st Test 1932), born at Jullunder. |
| 5/8/1996 | Poll counting begins. |
| 1/23/1954 | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India. |
| 4/4/1991 | Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel JD (Gujarat)-to contest the elections with poll understanding with Congress (I). |
| 2/14/1959 | Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth. |
| 12/22/1998 | Janata Dal's S. Jaipal Reddy selected for the ''best parliamentarian award'' for 1998. |
| 5/26/1906 | Benjamin Peary Pal, internationally famous scientist of Indian agriculture, was born at Mukundpur, Punjab. In 1929, he went to Cambridge to do research on wheat and he returned to Burma with a Ph.D. five years later. In 1933, he got a research job with what is now known as the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. In 1965, Pal became Director General of the newly founded Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi. He has written several books on roses, the most popular being ""The Rose in India"". |
| 5/26/1906 | Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor. |
| 5/23/1993 | PM arrives in Tashkent. |
| 8/28/1896 | Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala. |
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