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Historical Event on 1/14/1938

Belur Math, new temple, was consecrated in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1953Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated.
9/19/2000Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
5/27/1919Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
1/23/1954Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India.
6/21/1941Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.
2/25/1909Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months.
8/1/1964Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969.
1/22/1971Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973.