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Historical Event on 8/14/1997

Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/15/1908Police shoot four people in rioting.
5/5/1916Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab.
2/23/19905-member Ministry headed by R. K. Ranbir Singh in Manipur elected.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
10/1/1997Bus with 70 people fell into a stream near Cuddappah.
12/4/2000India deports TULF functionary-turned LTTE supporter M.K. Eelavendhan, a Chennai resident for over a decade.
11/29/1993Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata ""J.R.D. Tata"", Bharat Ratna awardee, Father of Modern Indian Industries and founder of Indian Aviation industry, passed away at 89 in Gen
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
4/12/2000Ban on LTTE for two more years from May 14, says the Union Home Minister L. K. Advani.