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Historical Event on 5/14/1978

Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1944Gandhi-Jinnah talks break down on Pakistan issue.
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8/11/1908Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
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3/28/1914Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.
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1/24/1996H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.
10/16/1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.