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Historical Event on 4/14/1992

The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/23/1996North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation inaugurated.
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
2/8/1785Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
5/20/1878Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
5/30/1867Maulana Mohammad Kasim Nanantavi established the famous Islamic educational centre 'Dar- Ul -Ulum' in Devkampa, Uttar Pradesh.
5/12/1966Sardar Sikandar Hayat, President of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, resigns.
10/2/1999Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
6/5/1981Gopal Saini at Tokyo sets record for 3000m ST. in 8,30.88.