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Historical Event on 12/14/1968

Chaggan Baba (Chagganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker and founder of Mahila Griha Udyog and Lijjat Papad, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/25/1990R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away.
12/5/1872Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar.
4/22/1991IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
11/19/1978Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
1/7/1990President returns the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bills of 1986 to Parliament at the instance of the Government.
7/23/1904The Great Indian Peninsula Railway started First Class restaurant cars on its mail trains.
10/2/1952Community Development Programme started.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.