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Historical Event on 2/14/1929
Devendra Lal was born in Varanasi. He made extensive studies of meteorites of Lunar rocks brought by the Apollo and Luna Missions and of material from the Ocean bed. He also evolved techniques to understand post events in the solar system from cosmic ray ""Signatures"". One of his most significant findings is that the intensity of cosmic rays during the last few million years has been the same as it is today. He was a geophysicist associated with the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/25/1932 | India played their first official test match on the ground of Lords against England. |
| 3/30/1923 | New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax. |
| 10/16/1906 | Shankar Damodar Chitale, famous author and teacher, was born in Secundarabad. |
| 12/26/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi. |
| 12/8/1879 | Jatindranath Mukherjee (Jatin Bagha), famous revolutionary, was born in Jessore. |
| 1/25/1988 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987). |
| 11/22/1991 | Supreme Court declares Karnataka's ordinance on Cauvery water dispute as unconstitutional. |
| 3/7/2000 | A. Madhava Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister, dies in a landmine blast at Ghatkesar village in Ranga Reddy district. |
| 3/11/1971 | Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament. |
| 11/3/1997 | American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity. |
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