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Historical Event on 12/14/1946

Sanjay Gandhi, youth Congress leader, was born in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1941Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
12/12/1959Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras.
4/30/1843Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, marathi novelist and editor, was born.
3/13/1963Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.
1/28/1898Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India.
4/15/1948Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.
1/20/1939Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.