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Historical Event on 12/14/1984

First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1957First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.
2/3/1986Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta.
10/29/1958Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award.
10/24/1975Bounded labour system was abolished by Ordinance
10/14/1940Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], rock vocalist, was born in Lucknow, India.
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.
3/5/1931Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back.
8/22/1994Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives.
1/23/1993British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit.
11/28/1890Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule died. He led a selfless life devoted to the upliftment of the lower classes of the Hindu society. He also started school for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. He was assissted in education field by his wide Savitri Bai.