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Historical Event on 9/14/1997

Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1658Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra.
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
12/20/1993Bangarappa expelled from Congress for 6 years.
7/12/1993West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died.
10/24/1789Jean C Baud, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1834-6), was born
3/24/1946British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
5/30/1987Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
9/18/1958Dr. Bhagwan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, passed away.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
9/19/1950U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.