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Historical Event on 1/14/1998
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/7/1993 | The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in and around the disputed area at Ayodhya and refers the issue to the Supreme Court. |
| 8/4/1894 | Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat. |
| 3/16/1997 | Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar. |
| 8/19/1944 | The last Japanese troops driven out of India. |
| 1/5/1994 | Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor. |
| 2/16/1931 | Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time. |
| 2/24/1936 | Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away. |
| 3/3/1967 | India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow. |
| 1/20/1990 | Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence. |
| 8/15/1999 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says Agni-2 to be inducted in the defence arsenal. |
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