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Historical Event on 10/14/1999

Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1995Rumors that statues of the Hindu god Ganesh were drinking milk spread in New Delhi.
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
1/1/199730-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect.
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
9/6/1993CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M).
4/24/199824 persons are killed and 28 injured when some bogies of a goods train break free and roll back to collide with the stationary Manmad-Kacheguda Express at Parli Vaijnath in Maharashtra.
6/22/1917Mohy-id-Din Hajini, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Kashmir (Hajin).
9/4/1825Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'.
5/19/1980T. N. Raina, former General of India, passed away.
9/27/1989The second test launching of India's surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi', from Sri Harikota was successful.