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Historical Event on 4/14/1925
Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/2/1998 | Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997. |
| 8/1/1957 | National Book Trust inaugurated. |
| 1/1/1975 | Shankarrao Vasudev Kirloskar, famous iindustrialist, died. |
| 4/15/1994 | India signed `GAT' agreement. |
| 12/26/1989 | India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean. |
| 8/1/1905 | Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/. |
| 2/9/1917 | Homi Talyarkhan, great politician, was born. |
| 1/20/1957 | First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation. |
| 9/14/1991 | Assam declared 'disturbed area', army launches 'Operation Rhino' against ULFA militants. |
| 5/31/1921 | Suresh Hariprasad Joshi, modern Gujarati poet, story writer and critic, was born. |
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