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Historical Event on 7/14/1923
Iqbal Singh Bhatia, great educationist, was born at Kotla Qasim Khan, (Pakistan).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/30/1894 | Rangnath Ramchandra Diwakar, Gandhian leader, was born. |
| 1/7/1990 | President returns the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bills of 1986 to Parliament at the instance of the Government. |
| 8/15/1955 | Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa. |
| 10/30/1933 | Dara Nadirsha Dotiwala, cricket Test umpire for 6 tests from 1981-88, was born in Mumbai. |
| 8/22/1980 | Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died. |
| 10/16/1905 | Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement. |
| 2/10/1931 | Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place. |
| 10/2/1952 | Community Development Programme started. |
| 10/2/1952 | Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away. |
| 7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
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