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Historical Event on 2/14/1807
Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/21/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces a special fund for population projects with the Planning Commission providing seed money of Rs. 100 crores. He was addressing the maiden meeting of the National Population Commission. |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 10/3/2000 | Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee buys peace with the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee by agreeing to a partial rollback of the hike in prices of petroleum products. |
| 1/1/1991 | Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place. |
| 8/14/1920 | Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born. |
| 1/1/1926 | Mohammad Abdul Hye, educationist, was born at Alitangani, (Nowgong). |
| 6/4/1932 | Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away. |
| 4/14/1988 | Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award. |
| 9/28/1940 | Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"". |
| 5/21/1927 | Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra. |
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