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Historical Event on 5/14/1923
Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1955 | 55 miners die in explosion in Bihar State. |
| 5/12/1955 | The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum. |
| 6/18/1997 | E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican. |
| 5/22/1996 | 11th Lok Sabha's first session begins. |
| 1/14/1998 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916). |
| 10/12/1990 | Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene. |
| 1/4/1972 | Pakistan proposed to talk after the war. |
| 12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
| 11/13/1908 | Yeshwantrao Hindurao Ghorpade, former ruler and great industrialist, was born. |
| 1/18/1985 | Spy ring cracked. Top Government officials, businessmen held. |
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