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Historical Event on 12/14/1999

The Prime Minister informs the Lok Sabha that Ram Prakash Gupta has denied the remarks on temple construction.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1994India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership.
4/3/1670Tanaji Malusure, right hand of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, passed away during the battle of Singhgad fort.
6/23/1761Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June.
5/7/1849Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
10/16/1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
7/22/1978Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign.
4/14/1772Ahmadshah Abdali passed away.
2/18/1993Phoolan Devi, the legendary Bandit Queen, was released after 11 years in jail. A heroine to many low-caste Indians, she was born into the Mallah caste of fishermen, close to the bottom of India's rigid social scale, and became a bandit after she was gang-raped. She led her rural band in robbing and killing upper-caste Thakurs in revenge for the murder of her lover and acquired a Robin Hood image. The Rebel of the Ravines siad, ""I shall work for the upliftment of the women and downtrodden"".
9/27/1873Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, nationalist leader, politician and President of the Central Assembly, was born at Karmasad, Gujarat.