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Historical Event on 2/14/1959

Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/1950Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.
10/20/1999Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.
12/31/1995K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service.
6/25/1997USA & India sign a new bilateral treaty for the extradition of fugitive offenders.
1/12/2000The Union Cabinet approves a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise the airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and a new airport in Bangalore on a 30-year lease which can be extended by 19 years.
3/15/1931M.I.Mohammad Ghose, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-80, was born in Tamil Nadu.
7/22/1925Homi Jehangir Teleyarkhan, social worker, was born.
4/2/1994Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
7/22/1925Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born.