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Historical Event on 1/14/1998

The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1931Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place.
4/16/1918Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born.
4/17/1997Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died.
1/9/1923Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.
8/15/1947Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.
1/29/1993Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman.
7/27/1994Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
8/15/1854The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
10/23/1919Lord Curzon, ex-Viceroy of India, takes over as Former Secretary from Tory leader Arthur Balfour in London
11/20/1999Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, senior journalist `Cho' Ramaswamy, eminent jurist Fali S. Nariman and veteran RSS leader Nanaji Deshmukh nominated to the Rajya Sabha.