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Historical Event on 11/14/1969

Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/28/1924Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, passed away on June 28 at Calcutta.
1/11/1973Rahul Dravid, cricket batsman, was born in Indore.
2/7/1922Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
2/7/1922Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
7/26/1874Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born.
2/6/1939Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away.
4/21/1913Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema.
1/9/1915Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11.
2/26/1996Parliament's budget session opens.
5/10/198559 were killed and 150 wounded in Sikh attacks.