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Historical Event on 8/14/1920
Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born.
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| 7/12/1909 | Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born. |
| 6/25/1932 | India played their first official test match on the ground of Lords against England. |
| 11/12/1946 | Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85. |
| 11/29/1994 | M.H. Kania, former Chief Justice of India made Chairman of the 14th Law Commission. |
| 1/15/1999 | Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai. |
| 12/12/1961 | Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu. |
| 5/2/1996 | General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories. |
| 7/29/1911 | Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield. |
| 4/12/1799 | The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine. |
| 11/16/1915 | Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, martyr, died. |
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