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Historical Event on 5/14/1994

LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1930Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest.
10/12/1952Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand.
2/18/199247 die in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam Mahamakham stampede.
11/30/1920N. B. Kamat, filmmaker and distributor, was born.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
1/29/1780Hicky's Bengal Gazette, the first news paper in India, was published in English in Calcutta .
5/23/1995TADA expires and new Anti-Terrorists Activities Law proposed. Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 1995, voting put off; Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 1995.
9/17/1997Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW.
4/2/1948Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.
1/25/1988Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).