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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
12/9/1992More than 700 die in clashes in Ayodhya; BJP bandh partial.
8/5/1965M. V. Sridhar, cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad vs Andhra Pradesh, 1994), was born.
10/20/1969Punjabrao Agriculture University established.
11/6/2000Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.
6/18/1974Govinddas Seth, Hindi litterateur and politician, died.
8/20/1991Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
2/27/1803Great fire in Bombay.