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Historical Event on 1/14/1999

At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1672A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin.
9/6/1965Full scale warfare broke out all along the international border between West Pakistan and India. Pakistani troops advanced towards the Indian town of Akhnur in Kashmir and Pakistani paratroopers raided Punjab.
9/25/1947Kashmir accedes to Indian Union.
2/22/1978Judge Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 11/07/1985.
4/22/1930Revolutionary Surjya Sen's many associates were killed and Surjya Sen ""Masterda"" himself went underground, on Jalalabad Hill and started extending his activities to neighbouring districts.
9/11/1954Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born.
5/18/1932Hindu-Muslim riots take place in Bombay. 150 are killed or injured. Jinnah - the permanent president of the Muslim league, began to spread the rumors that Muslim minority was in danger under Hindu majority and actively propagated the theory of two separate nations.
12/25/1936Ismail Merchant, producer (Householder), was born in Bombay, India.
10/14/1997The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out.
4/3/1956Nehru announces that troops have been sent to control Naga tribal people in the Burmese border area, who are asking for a separate state.