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Historical Event on 1/14/1882
Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/14/1882 | Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born. |
| 7/25/1929 | Somnath Chatterjee, politician and lawyer, was born. |
| 2/17/1968 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away. |
| 8/28/1976 | Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius. |
| 9/18/1917 | Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana). |
| 9/18/1917 | Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans. |
| 9/7/1999 | Haider Noorani, BJP candidate for the Anantang Lok Sabha seat, killed in bomb blast. |
| 7/3/1997 | Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 3/1/1992 | Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away. |
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