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Historical Event on 2/14/1901
King Edward VII open's his first parliament.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1972 | All fuel coal mines were nationalised. |
| 6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
| 4/8/1887 | Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, famous Gujrati litterateur critic, poet and story writer, was born. |
| 2/9/1898 | The Rower of Persia', a short film produced at Calcutta was released on February 9 at Star Theatre, Calcutta. |
| 9/4/1946 | Interim Government formed. |
| 11/21/1921 | Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike. |
| 7/8/1930 | The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London. |
| 5/10/1905 | Pankaj Malik, music director, was born. |
| 11/10/1990 | Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta. |
| 11/10/1990 | Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan. |
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