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Historical Event on 4/14/1962

Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, father of modern engineering, passed away at the age of 102. He was receipent of ""Bharat Ratna"" Award.

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11/3/1605Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
2/28/1859Surbhi, farmer lady of Dholi Bavli, Central India, who was arrested for helping her son Bheema Nayak in the freedom movement and was jailed in Mahamandaleshwar jail, passed away.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
12/5/1898Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born.
9/12/1962Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died.
3/31/1997The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points.
10/27/1998L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86.
1/1/1956No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'.
8/20/1986A restructured 20-point programme announced.