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Historical Event on 3/14/1895
Nihalsing Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Delhi and Governer of Rajasthan, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 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"". |
| 7/28/1989 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law. |
| 6/11/1991 | Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir. |
| 4/18/1970 | Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy. |
| 7/27/1947 | Princes were appealed to regard people's paramountcy as a privilege. |
| 8/28/1904 | First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held. |
| 12/19/1961 | Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops. |
| 4/30/1947 | The entire nation is stirred by religious strife. |
| 12/16/1952 | Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people. |
| 2/8/1897 | Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. |
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