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Historical Event on 2/14/1901
King Edward VII open's his first parliament.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/1/1918 | Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain. |
| 4/1/1918 | Turkish Armada retired.The arrival of a new Portuguese fleet. |
| 5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
| 7/27/1998 | B. B. Lyngdoh is sworn in Meghalaya Chief Minister. |
| 11/30/1994 | Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died. |
| 10/11/1994 | Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42. |
| 11/27/1962 | Britain agreed to supply arms to India. |
| 12/20/1850 | Atma Dev, social reformer and religious leader, was born. |
| 4/19/1910 | Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged. |
| 7/31/1914 | Amar Nath Chawla, politician, was born at Taunggri, (Burma). |
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