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Historical Event on 9/14/1949
Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/14/1949 | Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India. |
| 4/16/1853 | The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns. |
| 2/20/1992 | Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away. |
| 3/29/1998 | The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
| 5/20/1972 | Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta. |
| 7/13/1964 | Utpal Chatterjee, cricketer (Bengal slow left-arm bowler), was born in Calcutta. |
| 3/28/1963 | First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata. |
| 9/30/1989 | INS Shalki, India's first indigenously built submarine, launched in Bombay. |
| 5/6/1861 | Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, great Indian lawyer, political leader and social reformer, was born at Agra. |
| 10/17/1919 | The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad. |
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