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Historical Event on 8/14/1993
15 bus passengers massacred in J&K.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1942 | Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress. |
| 8/15/1982 | Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan. |
| 7/18/1909 | Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born. |
| 1/8/1872 | Hemchandra Goswami, ancient Asamia literature expert, historian, editor and poet, was born. |
| 1/8/1872 | Emperor Humayun, son of Babar, was born in Kabul. |
| 7/9/1938 | Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 6/23/1895 | Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta. |
| 10/15/1931 | Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol |
| 6/29/1757 | Mir Zafar was installed on the throne as the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orrisa from Murshidabad. |
| 6/17/1862 | Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died. |
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