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Historical Event on 1/14/1989

'Poorna Kumbh', India's largest religious gathering held once in 12 years, begins at Allahabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1950Mother Teresa founded Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India.
11/30/1759Alamgir was murdered by his minister Imad-ul-Mulk.
6/4/1955Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated.
4/15/1926Gurvel Singh Pannu, famous Hindi writer, was born in Lauhka, Punjab.
11/5/1999India's Aarthie Ramaswamy won the girl's under-18 crown in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, Spain. Koneru Humpy bagged the silver in girls' under-12.
8/1/1997Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.
3/13/1958Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet, literateur and writer,died at the age of 80.
9/4/1997Madhavrao Scindia, Tariq Anwar, Meira Kumar, Oscar Fernandes and R. R. Dhawan appointed AICC general-secretaries by party president Sitaram Kesri.