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Historical Event on 12/14/1979
Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer, two Tests for India and bowling average of 205, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/19/1747 | Nadirshaha passed away. |
| 5/27/1998 | Minoo Masani, 92, co-founder of the Swatantra Party, passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness. |
| 7/22/1991 | New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament. |
| 7/16/1996 | The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'. |
| 6/19/1877 | Pandurang Chimanaji Patil, famous agriculturist of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 12/8/1911 | Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa. |
| 4/23/1991 | Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab. |
| 1/28/1996 | Dev Kanta Baruah, first President of former Congress, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 82. |
| 2/25/1923 | S. Kumaran, political, social reformer and Trade Union worker, was born in Alleppey, Kerala. |
| 12/1/1990 | Vijayalaxmi Pandit, first Indian Lady Ambassador and Politician, passed away at the age of 90 years. |
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