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Historical Event on 1/14/1946
Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/1/1914 | Minto Gilbert Jhon Alieat, former viceroy of India, passed away. |
| 1/30/1949 | Night Airmail Services was inaugurated. |
| 6/23/1661 | Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal. |
| 12/13/1902 | Ilachandra Joshi, famous Hindi novelist, story writer, critic and journalist, was born. |
| 5/29/1987 | Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 85 yrs. |
| 11/24/1969 | Guru Nanak University established at Amritsar, Punjab. |
| 6/1/1930 | Baba Adhav was born. |
| 8/22/1933 | Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years. |
| 11/1/1978 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was converted from College of Agriculture to University. |
| 9/3/1997 | India and E.U. sign an agreement envisaging a $200 m. E.U. aid for the country's primary health care programme. |
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