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Historical Event on 1/14/1994

The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1995CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan.
11/3/1997Vice President Krishan Kant presents India's 3-point 'South's positive agenda' at G-15 meet at Kuala Lumpur to ensure a fair deal in the process of globalisation.
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
9/17/1954India outlaws bigamy.
6/22/198219 persons were killed and 25 injured when an Air India Boeing 707 from Singapore via Madras crashed at Bombay.
11/24/1973E. V. Ramasami Naicker (EVR), founder leader of Dravida Kazhagam, passed away at the age of 94.
5/7/1991Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs.
4/25/1955Syed Mohammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, writer, professor and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, passed away.
6/19/1947Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay.