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Historical Event on 2/14/2000

Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
7/10/1992Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
2/21/1894Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, famous scientist, was born at Bhera, Punjab.
1/29/1870'Hicleche Bengal Gazette' newspaper published in India.
4/11/1942All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
9/20/1940Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
11/5/1999Malcom Marshall, legendary West Indian fast bowler, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after battling colon cancer for over six months.
5/13/1952Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru again becomes the Prime Minister of India and forms a new union ministry.