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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 5/14/1657 |
Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort. |
| 5/14/1907 |
Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born. |
| 5/14/1914 |
Ekanath Dattatreya Kulkarni, educationist and writer, was born at Bhaloni, Tal Pandharpur. |
| 5/14/1923 |
Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away. |
| 5/14/1953 |
Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957. |
| 5/14/1954 |
President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government. |
| 5/14/1956 |
Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957. |
| 5/14/1960 |
The first plane of India flew upto New York. |
| 5/14/1963 |
Dr. Raghuvir, a famous linguist and President of Jansangh, passed away. |
| 5/14/1972 |
Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported. |
| 5/14/1976 |
Pakistan and India agree to resume diplomatic ties. |
| 5/14/1978 |
Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away. |
| 5/14/1982 |
All India Radio renamed as 'Akashwani' but it's Urdu service yet announces that it's All India Radio. |
| 5/14/1992 |
LTTE banned in India. |
| 5/14/1993 |
Bombay High Court upholds Goa C.M. Ravi Naik's disqualification by speaker under anti-defection bill. |
| 5/14/1993 |
Justice V. Ramaswamy decides to resign. |
| 5/14/1994 |
LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. |
| 5/14/1994 |
RBI announces tight monetary policy. |
| 5/14/1995 |
Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people. |
| 5/14/1996 |
H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate. |
| 5/14/1998 |
India will not sign CTBT unconditionally, says the Prime Minister. |
| 5/14/1999 |
Gurucharan Singh Tohra is expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal. |
| 5/14/2000 |
L. K. Advani, Union Home Minister, announces extension of the ban on the LTTE by two more years. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/15/1996 | Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K. |
| 1/14/1758 | Emperor of England's charter allowed the East India Company to keep to any booty taken in war against the enemies of the king and the company. The confisticated goods, after the war, could be kept with them. |
| 2/15/1945 | Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma. |
| 5/4/1799 | Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam. |
| 7/9/1938 | Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 6/2/1965 | The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India). |
| 10/19/1970 | First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
| 7/17/1979 | Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha. |
| 7/31/1912 | Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84. |
| 3/28/1986 | Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India. |
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