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Historical Event on 12/14/1979

Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer, two Tests for India and bowling average of 205, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
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6/4/1993The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP.
6/30/1995CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan.
3/30/1996Congress I splits in Tamil Nadu. Group led by G.K. Moopanar makes alliance with DMK.
8/25/1948Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision.
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
6/16/1950Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.