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Historical Event on 9/14/1949

Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1971Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away.
4/27/1986Congress (I) expels former Union Minister Pranab Kumar Mukherjee from the party for 6 years.
4/1/1992The 79,698 crore Eighth Plan launched.
5/20/1957Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, social reformer, leader and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, passed away at Hyderabad.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
11/3/1984Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated.
5/31/1994Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away.
10/4/1997Two top executives of Turkish firm 'Karsan', accused in Rs. 133 crore urea import scam case, were remanded to police custody.