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Historical Event on 3/14/1997

Veerendra Patil, 73, twice former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
4/2/1980Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party.
1/6/1959Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
9/4/1990Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee.
9/20/1942Kanak Lata Barua, a yound child who tried to host the national flag at Goupur police station in Assam with the help of 500 people, was shot by the police station incharge.
6/27/1939Rahul Dev (R. D.) Burman ""Pancham Da"", famous music director, was born.
7/20/1903British to increase size of Royal Army in India.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
1/4/1966ndo-Pak Summit, the peace talk between Pakistan and Indian leaders, started at Tashkent. The prominent personalities were Lal Bahadur Shastri and Gen. Ayub Khan.