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Historical Event on 10/14/1956

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1949India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad.
2/6/1949Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution.
9/22/1986India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie.
11/17/1932The Third Round Table Conference began in London. It was not attended by the Congress as the real Indian participation in the making of the constitution was negligible. Since Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it either. This conference ended on 24th November 1932 without achieving anything.
5/12/1923Meera Mukherjee, great artist, was born.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
9/11/1999India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.
1/25/1950The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
5/1/1922Madhu Limaye, great politician, freedom fighter, writer and national leader, was born at Pune, Maharashtra.