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Historical Event on 9/14/1868
Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/28/1909 | Brahmanand Reddi Kasu, politician, was born at Madras. |
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| 2/24/1961 | Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu. |
| 11/29/1962 | Haryana achieved their target of supplying electricity to 100\% villages. |
| 11/16/1921 | Nearly 700 Mopalh rebels were killed by the Gurkhas as they attacked the Pandikkad post at Delhi. |
| 11/22/1990 | Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108). |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 6/15/1899 | Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born. |
| 2/1/1964 | Judge Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 15.03.1966. |
| 11/19/1978 | Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time. |
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