Today in Indian History ☀ ================☀ 14-December-1812Lord Charles Caning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), was born. 14-December-1864 Jagat Narayan, law expert and educationist, was born. 14-December-1895George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born. 14-December-1901Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder. 14-December-1910 Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born. 14-December-1920Akali Dal established. 14-December-1924Ranbir Raj Kapoor, famous film producer, director and actor, was born. 14-December-1931 Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes. 14-December-1936Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away. 14-December-1946 Sanjay Gandhi, youth Congress leader, was born in New Delhi. 14-December-1952Roshan Harshadlal Deepak Shodhan scored 110 in his Test Cricket debut vs Pakistan in Calcu 14-December-1953Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born. 14-December-1955Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay. 14-December-1962Bharathi Arun, cricketer (Indian pace bowler late-80s), was born in Vijayawada. 14-December-1968 Chaggan Baba (Chagganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker and founder of Mahila Griha Udyog and Lijjat Papad, died. 14-December-1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta. 14-December-1979Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer, two Tests for India and bowling average of 205, died. 14-December-1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off. 14-December-1985Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the Beyond War award. 14-December-1990Presidents Rule imposed on Goa. Caretaker CM Dr. Barbosa disqualified from the membership of Assembly for defection from Congress (I) nine months ago. 14-December-1990Vijay Karan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 01/06/92). 14-December-1992Balasaheb Deora, RSS chief, kept under house arrest. National head quarters of the party in New Delhi sealed. 14-December-199410 IAF personnel of the first batch were reinducted and the last batch left on 20th Dec 94. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion. 14-December-1998The Government introduces the controversial Womens Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. 14-December-1998The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at its own risk and cost, but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres. 14-December-1999India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test. 14-December-1999G.M.C. Balayogi, Lok Sabha speaker, presents a draft for over Rs. 32 lakhs to the Prime Minister for the Kargil Fund. 14-December-1999 The Prime Minister informs the Lok Sabha that Ram Prakash Gupta has denied the remarks on temple construction. 14-December-2000The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act.
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