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Historical Event on 10/14/1947

Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1970Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969.
8/25/1999Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi.
9/15/1965President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities.
5/27/1990Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election.
1/25/1999Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.
3/22/1957National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.
5/23/1805Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India, issued a permanent provision for the Delhi Mughal Emperor.
7/9/1969Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer), was born in Hyderabad.
5/28/1972Edward VIII, King of Great Britain/N Ireland/emperor (India 1936), passed away at the age of 77.
1/16/1992For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.