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Historical Event on 8/14/1987
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1904 | Lalchand Hirachand, famous industialist, was born. |
| 7/31/1916 | Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar. |
| 3/17/1997 | Cochin Stock Exchange goes online. |
| 10/13/1877 | Bhulabhai Desai, politician, was born. |
| 10/27/1992 | Veerappa Moily, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, resigned from Bangarappa Government in Karnataka. |
| 7/25/1982 | Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President. |
| 6/1/1790 | A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam. |
| 12/5/1999 | The Union Home Ministry ask Intelligence Bureau (IB) to conduct an inquiry against IB officials in ISRO spy case. |
| 11/15/1999 | Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 4/21/1659 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Saint Samarth Ramdas Swami. |
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