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Historical Event on 1/14/1905

Durga Khote, Marathi stage artist and actress, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/2000Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
5/31/1998India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally.
12/1/1982Pakistan beats India to win hockey gold in the Asian Games.
10/16/2000Rest of India wins the Irani Trophy cricket tournament. Murali Karthik scalps nine for 70, the best figures by a bowler in 38 Irani cup matches.
8/18/1995Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.
1/5/1952Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died.
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
11/22/1989General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.