Know What Happened on 14th January
Know who was Born on 14th 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 14th 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 14th 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 14th 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 14th 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 14th 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.