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Historical Event on 12/14/1910

Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1997India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement.
8/6/1932Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures.
7/23/1933Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, great leader, lawyer, social worker, freedom fighter, nationalist and president of Bengal Swaraj Party, died at Ranchi. He was addresed by the people of Bengal as 'Deshapriya' (Beloved of the Country).
12/20/1990Supreme Court stays Delhi High Court judge Justice Chawla's orders on the Bofors issue.
9/10/1996Central Ethical Committee of ICMR on Human Research, constituted under the Chairmanship of Justice (Retired) M.N. Venkatachaliah, held its first meeting. Several sub committees were constituted to address specific topics viz. Epidemiological Research, Clinical Evaluation of Products to be Used on Humans, Organ Transplantation; Human Genetics, etc.
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
6/17/1996Balasahab Devras, Sarsangha Chalak of Rashtriya Sawyamsewak Sangh, died.
7/11/1980Ebbie Kodiat, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Kuwait.
10/6/1997Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.