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Historical Event on 2/14/1933
W. R. Sonar, famous marathi poet, author, playwright, editor and publisher, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/24/1897 | Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat. |
| 6/9/1991 | Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away. |
| 1/26/1999 | 21 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar. |
| 5/9/1992 | Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. |
| 5/15/1999 | Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district. |
| 1/8/1872 | Hemchandra Goswami, ancient Asamia literature expert, historian, editor and poet, was born. |
| 7/23/1997 | India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. |
| 7/2/1999 | Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). |
| 7/19/1998 | The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly. |
| 10/12/1911 | Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
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