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Historical Event on 12/14/1924
Ranbir Raj Kapoor, famous film producer, director and actor, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/4/1932 | Mahatma Gandhi and other members of his All-India National Congress are back in jail again. After the collapse of the London conference, British authorities cracked down even harder on Gandhi and his followers, and the Mahatma urged Indians to increase their acts of civil disobedience. ""Wake up from sleep,"" Gandhi said as he ordered a boycott of British goods. ""Discard foreign cloth. Discard narcotics. Discard violence. Defy all orders calculated to crush the national spirit."" The government declared Gandhi's Congress an illegal organization. Under new laws, even peaceful picketing is illegal. The Congress party responded to the crackdown by recruiting more followers and striking more plants. |
| 1/14/1989 | 'Poorna Kumbh', India's largest religious gathering held once in 12 years, begins at Allahabad. |
| 3/21/1997 | Jockey Vasant Shinde retires. |
| 10/29/1952 | Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name. |
| 6/20/1946 | Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June. |
| 2/28/1967 | General Election ( 4th) of India ends. |
| 6/24/1991 | Two LIC officers burnt to death in Kashmir. |
| 6/24/1991 | K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala. |
| 9/18/1995 | Kaka Hathrasi, famous comedy poet, died. |
| 9/29/1906 | Chhajju Ram, social worker and teacher, was born at Manawar, Chhamb. |
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