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Historical Event on 9/14/1932
Durgavati Devi aka Durga Bhabhi, an revolutionary and freedom fighter, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 1/29/1997 | Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement. |
| 4/1/1855 | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published. |
| 2/15/1924 | Mahinder Singh, social worker, was born at Amritsar. |
| 3/2/1984 | Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. |
| 6/17/1862 | Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died. |
| 11/21/1947 | First Stamp of Independent India was released |
| 7/7/1948 | Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established. |
| 2/9/1874 | Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born. |
| 3/9/1858 | Bahadurshah Jafar II, the last Mughal Emperor, was deported to Rangoon under the offence for rising of first Indian Mutiny in 1857. |
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