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Historical Event on 10/14/1997

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1992Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away.
1/4/1958Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75.
12/25/1969India all out for 163 at Madras vs Australia, Ashley Mallett takes 5-91.
8/11/1922Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born.
2/23/1946Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
4/16/1930Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.
11/5/1605Accession of Jahangir
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.