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Historical Event on 8/14/1996

Amrit Rai, son of Munshi Premchand, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1981First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
11/14/1969Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi.
3/18/1944Azad Hind Fauj entered India (Japanese army) from the border of Burma and invaded north eastern India.
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
6/19/1871Madhavrao Sapre was born.
3/28/1914Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.
1/10/1966Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
8/13/1943Chintamanrao Deshmukh was first Indian to be appointed Governor of Reserve Bank.