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Historical Event on 6/14/1958

Dr. C.V. Raman receives the Lenin Peace Prize in Kremlin.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1948Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.
7/24/1992Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
6/3/1818Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends.
11/24/1969Guru Nanak University established at Amritsar, Punjab.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
9/22/1992Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail.
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
8/27/1995Andhra Pradesh Governor asks N T Rama Rao to prove his majority on 31st following a split in the Telugu Desam party.
10/21/1999B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
7/6/1942Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter and editor of ""Janma Bhoomi"", died due to non-medical facility and mal-nutrition in Jail. She has also written ""Karagaar Ke Anubhav"" in 1930. She was arrested for Satyagrah and forcefully closing of Foreign Goods.