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Historical Event on 9/14/1774

Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1993Advani takes over as party President.
11/10/1960B. N. Jha was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-03-1961
3/13/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as Viceroy of British India. He ruled upto 14th August, 1947.
11/27/1778Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon.
9/12/1971Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died.
9/1/1976Indira Gandhi asks for sweeping new powers at New Delhi.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
2/13/1879Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
9/12/1995Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu.
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.