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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
7/19/1969Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
5/10/1992Dr. D.S.Tyagi, Chairman of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, was shot dead by suspected Sikh terrorists in Delhi.
7/2/1993ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance.
9/21/1994Ramkrishna Bajaj, freedom fighter and veteran industrialist, passed away.
9/30/1943Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died.
11/10/1698East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time.
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).
8/3/199835 persons were killed as Govind Towers at Bandra in Mumbai collapsed.
2/1/1990Governors named for 14 states.
1/26/1997Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.