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Historical Event on 4/14/1979
Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/30/1999 | India successfully test-fired its multi-target surface-to-air missile 'Akash'. |
| 10/6/1997 | I. K. Gujral, PM, begins visit to South Africa, which was the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister. |
| 8/6/1997 | Cabinet approves a proposal to amend the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, with a view to removing epilepsy as a ground for annulling marriage or for declaring marriage as null and void. |
| 1/7/1761 | Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked. |
| 3/6/1928 | Nilkanth Ramanbhai Mahipatrao, famous Gujrati litterateur, critic, dramatist and social reformer, died. |
| 12/28/1951 | Recognition to Libya by India accorded. |
| 1/12/1995 | Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000. |
| 8/15/1947 | Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta. |
| 3/11/1971 | Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament. |
| 7/5/1901 | B. N. Sircar, producer and founder of International Film Craft and New Theaters Ltd., Calcutta was born at Bhagalpur. His films are Boker Bojha, Chorekanta, Chasar Meye (1931). |
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