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Historical Event on 2/14/1881

Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/22/1908John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India.
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.
2/25/1927Balkrishna Buwa Echalkaranjikar, father of `Khyal Gayaki', passed away.
2/20/1947British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.
2/13/1856East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom.
9/29/1971Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.
11/22/1988Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award.
8/21/1981Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96.
11/19/1978Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
12/13/2000All 12 battalions of the Manipur Rifles Personnel strike from work.