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Historical Event on 12/14/1979
Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer, two Tests for India and bowling average of 205, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/18/1948 | Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress. |
| 6/17/1756 | Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21. |
| 8/28/1667 | Sardar Jay Singh I, the famous king- Mirza Raja, a ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur) also in Aurangzeb's kingdom, passed away at Barhanpur. |
| 11/17/1994 | Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman. |
| 11/17/1994 | Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away. |
| 2/27/1931 | Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad. |
| 1/10/1993 | India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40. |
| 3/9/1990 | Darbara Singh, former Punjab Chief Minister, died. |
| 7/12/1864 | Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born. |
| 11/5/1956 | University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC. |
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