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Historical Event on 5/14/1923
Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/16/1996 | Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt. |
| 7/28/1997 | 12 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana. |
| 7/8/1985 | Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu. |
| 1/21/1956 | Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries. |
| 8/29/1998 | Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi. |
| 4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
| 5/9/1753 | Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi. |
| 5/29/1993 | Ramesh More, Shiv Sena MLA, was murdered. |
| 2/22/1977 | Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled. |
| 12/1/1960 | Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/07/1964. |
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