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Historical Event on 1/1/1994

Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1926Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
7/20/1993Chander Mohan, son of Haryana CM Bhajanlal, wins the by-elections in the Kalka assembly constitutency by a margin of 61,800 votes.
3/26/1969Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize
5/24/1813Krishna Mohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist in Bengal, was born.
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
7/18/1908Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
6/13/1905Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer (England 1929-31), was born.
4/2/1991Haryana Governor recommends President's rule.
4/8/1950Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.