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Historical Event on 1/14/1959
Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/19/1966 | Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi. |
| 1/24/1997 | Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary. |
| 11/24/1952 | Brijesh Parsuram Patel, cricketer (Indian batsman 1974-77), was born in Baroda. |
| 3/3/1982 | Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died. |
| 4/5/1984 | Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union. |
| 1/1/1910 | Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.). |
| 9/29/1914 | German cruiser Emden shells Madras. |
| 9/29/1970 | Union Carbide India Ltd in Bombay was commissioned Reclamation Plant Sewage Water of India for commercial use. |
| 1/2/1948 | Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir. |
| 9/12/1971 | Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died. |
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