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Historical Event on 9/14/1893
Celebration of 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav' (Festival of Lord Ganesha) started.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/19/1902 | Pandit Lallu Ram appointed as Hindi Professor at Fort William College, Calcutta. |
| 5/21/1973 | Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi. |
| 8/1/1920 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindu leader, died at Bombay. |
| 5/9/1874 | First horse-drawn tram car started running in Mumbai. |
| 10/16/1994 | IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit. |
| 2/21/1959 | Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi. |
| 2/17/1980 | Indira Gandhi dissolves nine state assemblies led by opposition. She imposed presidential rule in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, U.P., Bihar, Orissa, M.P., Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat. |
| 11/5/1956 | University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC. |
| 5/25/1606 | Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir. |
| 6/6/1996 | 14 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry. |
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