Know What Happened on 14th January

Know who was Born on 14^th January

1843: Fakir Mohan Senapati was born. He was the great writer and nationalist.

1882: Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve was born. He was the father of Family Planning and Sex Education.

1905: Durga Khote, Marathi stage artist and actress, was born.

1927: M. Aram, famous Hindi Writer and Educationist, was born in Kulasekharapatnam at Madras.

Know who Died on 14^th January

1851: Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart.

1994: C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker died.

1999: At least 51 persons were killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala

1991: Chitragupta, famous film music director died.

Know what Educational Events happened on 14^th January

1994: Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.

1998: Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.

Know What Law Events Happened on 14^th January

1985: Dr. Nagendra Singh was elected as Chief of World Court.

1993: The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri.

Know Who Awarded on 14^th January

1994: The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 and Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award.

1998: Bharat Ratna, India’s highest award was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916).

Know what Political Events Happened on 14^th January

1980: Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.