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Historical Event on 7/14/1946

India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
1/20/1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.
9/5/1659Queen Saibai, wife of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
1/19/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
2/3/1994Akash' missile launched successfully.
10/17/1919The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad.
1/9/1935Savita Jajodiya, famous Marathi writer, was born.
5/18/1912Narayan Govind Chitre, with the help of R. P. Tipnis and Cameraman Johnson, produced a 8000 ft. long theatrical film 'Pundalik', which was directed by Ramchandra Torney alias Dada Saheb Torne. The entire film was shot in a theatre at Mangaldas Wadi in Bombay, where the Sangit Mandali, a professional theatre group, was performing a play 'Pundalik'. The film was released on May, 18 in the Coronation Cinematograph at Girgaum, Bombay.
9/26/1979Charan Singh launches a new party called the Lok Dal.
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.