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Historical Event on 4/14/1948
Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/19/1835 | Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'. |
| 2/14/1994 | V. P. Singh elected JD Chief in place of S.R. Bommai who stepped down. |
| 12/11/1687 | Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation. |
| 5/1/1915 | Rameshwar Shukla 'Anchal', modern Hindi poet, novelist and essay writer, was born. |
| 2/11/1968 | Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and founder of Jansangh, passed away. |
| 10/28/1996 | Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) spills into Western UP from Delhi. |
| 5/13/1918 | Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born. |
| 8/3/1993 | Bill to regulate cable TV introduced in Rajya Sabha. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 2/14/1996 | Supreme Court orders CBI probe into a housing scam in which 8,700 govt. houses were allotted out-of-turn. |
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