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Historical Event on 1/14/1843
Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/14/1994 | C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away. |
| 7/23/1996 | R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date. |
| 11/1/1974 | Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 12/12/1971 | The first aerial victory was when MiG-21FLs of No. 47 Squadron shot down a PAF F-104 over the Gulf of Kutch and this was followed by three more victories in quick succession on 17 December, when MiG-21FLs of No. 29 Squadron escorting HF-24 Maruts, shot down intercepting F-104s near Uttarlai in the Rajasthan desert in gun-missile encounters, while a third F-104, on an intruding mission, was shot down by another MiG 21FL of No.29 Squadron. |
| 5/27/1999 | IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody. |
| 9/6/1996 | A Delhi court says there are grounds for framing charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against L.K. Advani. |
| 9/9/1999 | Mr. V. Sudarshan, Foreign Editor of The Pioneer till recently gets the Appan Menon Award. |
| 3/19/1936 | Satydev Dubey, stage artist, was born. |
| 1/23/1954 | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India. |
| 6/3/1895 | Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, historian and Indian diplomat (Asia & Western Dominance), was born. |
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