September14

Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.

US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.

Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.

Dennis Laurence Amo, merchant and industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.

Nyalchand Shah, bowled 64-33-97-3 in the Test between India vs Pakistan, was born at Dhragandhara in Gujarat.

Durgavati Devi aka Durga Bhabhi, an revolutionary and freedom fighter, was born.

Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.

Celebration of 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav' (Festival of Lord Ganesha) started.

Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue.

Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning.

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

Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.

Assam declared 'disturbed area', army launches 'Operation Rhino' against ULFA militants.

The government allows foreign investors to enter the Indian capital market; incentives offered.

78 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh.

S. A. Banerjee, cricketer who played one Test for India in 1948 without scoring any runs but took 5 wkts, died.

Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.

Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, died.

Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.

Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.

Ram Jethmalani, famous law expert and politician, was born.