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Historical Event on 1/14/1998
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/7/1950 | King Tribhubana Bir Bikram of Nepal flees palace for refuge in Indian Embassy at Kathmandu. |
| 3/15/1941 | Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun. |
| 9/1/1915 | Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born. |
| 2/24/1936 | Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away. |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 3/1/1978 | Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India. |
| 6/17/1933 | The civil disobedience campaign ended. |
| 7/9/1746 | French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India. |
| 4/13/1972 | Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, passed away. |
| 8/29/1998 | Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated. |
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