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Historical Event on 2/14/1891
Stephen Smith, greatest pioneer of air borne mail, was born at Strawberry Hill, Shillong, Assam.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/22/1987 | A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away. |
| 9/20/1881 | Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik. |
| 11/3/1984 | Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated. |
| 4/30/1896 | Maa Anandamayee (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint, was born at Kheora. Her spirit lives on in devotees. |
| 3/23/1942 | Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League. |
| 10/10/1937 | Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born. |
| 2/4/1757 | Lord Clive remained unsuccessful after sending two ambassadors to make treaty with Siraj -Ud -Daula, while he was marching towards Calcutta. |
| 2/2/1965 | Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission. |
| 4/6/1606 | Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra. |
| 10/20/1991 | 6.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people. |
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