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Historical Event on 1/14/1959

Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1914Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"".
5/20/1992V. Prabhakaran, LTTE supremo, heads the list of 41 accused in the SIT chargesheet.
5/16/1945Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.
12/12/2000A special court for CBI cases rejects Hinduja brothers' plea and summons them to appear on January 19, 2001.
7/7/1905Six Language penel were started on the Rs. five denomination again. The printing colour of note changed to Red with Special text mentioned, 'At any office of issue not situated in Burma'.
7/16/1959Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died.
1/11/1955Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India.
11/5/1931M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka.
11/23/1946Kailasham Tyagraj Paramshiv, famous Kannada dramatist, passed away.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.