14 APR HISTORY EVENTS

Today in Indian History Events for April 14

14-April-1469Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev, was born on Baisakhi in a Khatri family in Talwandi Rae Bhoe in Pakistan, known as Nankana Sahib. Guru Nanak's birthday has been traditionally celebrated on Katik Poornamashi. Althought the correct birth date has been established as Vaisakh 1 (April 14), it will continue to be celebrated on Katik Poornamashi until such time as it is changed to Vaisakh 1. (Most Sikhs in the present day consider themselves members of a separate religion.).

14-April-1563Guru Arjun Dev, Sikh Guru, was born.

14-April-1659Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.

14-April-1772Ahmadshah Abdali passed away.

14-April-1891Dr. Bhimrao Ramji 'Babasaheb' Ambedkar, India's great social reformer, politician, author, architect, lawyer and agitator, was born in Maharashtra.

14-April-1905Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.

14-April-1907P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born.

14-April-1914Takli Shivshankar, famous Malyalam novelist and short story writer, was born.

14-April-1916Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48), was born at Mamandur, Tamil Nadu.

14-April-1919Gandhiji confesses at Nadiad his ""Himalayan miscalculation"" regarding satyagraha martial law declared in Pun

14-April-1925Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi.

14-April-1941Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India.

14-April-1944Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.

14-April-1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.

14-April-1950Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away .

14-April-1952Three integrated Railway Zones, Northern, North Eastern and Eastern inaugurated.

14-April-1962Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, father of modern engineering, passed away at the age of 102. He was receipent of ""Bharat Ratna"" Awar

14-April-1963Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, great Hindi writer, politician and professor, passed away at Darjeeling.

14-April-1979Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras.

14-April-1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

14-April-1989Ranjan Roy, captain of Indian Navy, and his wife Rupali Roy started off in a Maruti car.

14-April-1990J&K Assembly dissolved.

14-April-1990L. P. Poarbosa sworn in as CM of Goa.

14-April-1990Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore.

14-April-1990Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away.

14-April-1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.

14-April-1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.

14-April-1993The Cabinet Committee approves delicensing of car, refrigerator and leather goods industries.

14-April-1995India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah.

14-April-1998Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president.

14-April-2000The AIADMK expels senior leaders Sedapatti R. Muthiah, S. Raghupathy and Karuppusamy Pandian for ''anti-party activities''.