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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 |
| 5/13/1971 | General Insurance nationalized. |
| 4/11/1856 | Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born. |
| 7/13/1830 | Raja Ram Mohun Roy and Alexander Duff, in 1921 Scottish Church College, General Assembly s Institution was established with only five students, where teaching of the Bible took an important part. |
| 3/2/1994 | Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up. |
| 11/5/1999 | India's Aarthie Ramaswamy won the girl's under-18 crown in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, Spain. Koneru Humpy bagged the silver in girls' under-12. |
| 3/6/1990 | India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament. |
| 6/29/1908 | Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 3/24/1924 | Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born. |
| 9/2/1947 | Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified. |
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