Saturday, February 23, 2013

The Linguist’s Calendar: February 23

Kenneth and Evelyn Pike, 1961
Ken and Evelyn Pike
February 23 

1945: Ken and Evelyn Pike have a second daughter.

1948: At the Pakistan Constituent Assembly in Karachi, Dhirendranath Datta argues for the use of Bengali in the assembly alongside English and Urdu. This arouses exceptionally strong feelings among the delegates.
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