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Historical Event on 11/14/2000

Jharkhand, the 28th State of the Indian Union, comes into being and the new Governor, Prabhat Kumar, and the Chief Minister, Babulal Marandi, take office.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/22/1812Dalhousie, governor general of India, was born.
3/23/2000Udham Singh (72), hockey legend, died at his home town in Sansarpur (near Jalandhar).
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
9/11/1948Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State.
9/17/1799Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
11/16/1713Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'.
2/6/1937Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born.
12/10/1878Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great social reformer, ardent patriot, incisive thinker and eminent literateur was born at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian Governor General of independent India and popularly known as 'Rajaji'.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).