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Historical Event on 1/14/1948

First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1760Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763.
3/1/1901Vaidya Jogeshchandra Banerjee was born.
1/30/1908Gandhiji was summoned to see General Smuts at Pretoria and released on reaching a compromise.
7/7/1992Truckers call off strike.
1/31/1941Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).
3/17/1905Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born.
12/20/1993India and Council of European Union sign a co-operation agreement in Brussels.
2/15/1924Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, great leader of Maharashtra, was born.
2/9/1985Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away.
11/6/1946P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away.