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Historical Event on 5/14/1923
Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/23/1926 | Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away. |
| 2/17/1997 | Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act. |
| 8/2/1922 | Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born. |
| 3/20/1997 | Greek instrumental composer Yanni Chryssomallis's 'Freedom Concert' held at the Taj, Agra. |
| 1/5/1994 | Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra. |
| 5/19/1969 | Cyclone hit Andhra Pradesh claiming 608 lives and rendering 20,000 homeless. |
| 8/6/1996 | Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 4/17/1990 | Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people. |
| 1/22/1990 | The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90). |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) |
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