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Historical Event on 11/14/1995

National Human Rights Commission's conference on 'Human Rights in Prisons' begins in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1969Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
3/9/1931The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.
9/30/1990Former Dy PM Devilal submits his letter of resignation.
5/10/1982Karnataka Kranti Ranga led by Devaraj Urs comes into being.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
9/26/1931At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on.
5/6/1910Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died suddenly of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace tonight. He ruled Britain for nine years. Power passed immediately to his son George, the Prince of Wales, who will rule as King George V. The 68-year-old monarch's sudden death threw his country into a state of shock. Edward had apparently caught a cold during a visit the past weekend to the wet grounds of his estate at Sandringham.
11/9/1962Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer and educationist Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
6/6/1903A full length theatre plays like 'Bankimchandrer Sitararn', 'Alibaba' , 'Bhramar', 'Hariraj' , 'Sarla' and 'Buddhadeb' were released at Classic Theatre. These plays were picturised by Hiralal Sen with support of great dramatist Amar Nath Dutt. The main roles were performed by Amar Dutt, N.C. Basu and Kusum Kumari and rest of the characters belonged to the Classic Theatre of Calcutta. They received a great applause from the audience.
12/17/1978Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.