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Historical Event on 8/14/1998
Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/27/1998 | Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh. |
| 1/29/1983 | Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away. |
| 6/11/1984 | 574 Sikh army deserters arrested. |
| 10/2/1999 | Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. |
| 4/13/1947 | Diplomatic relations between India and Russia established. |
| 6/1/1819 | William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal. |
| 7/9/1938 | Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 7/20/1991 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"". |
| 6/8/2000 | Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa). |
| 7/6/1927 | Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan). |
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