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Historical Event on 7/14/1942

Britishers Quit India resolution was passed by Congress Working Committee. They demanded departure of British and agreed on passive resistance until India's independence. It was declared on 8th August, 1942 at August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank).

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/14/1992The Lok Sabha passes a bill seeking to confer on the President the powers of the Legislature of J&K.
2/1/1894Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born.
5/7/1950Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
2/23/1997Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
3/24/2000Rupali Repale of India becomes the first woman and the youngest to swim the Robben Island channel-both ways.
1/29/1939Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.