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Historical Event on 12/14/1998

The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.
2/1/1985Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test.
8/13/1988Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died.
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
9/20/1857British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers.
8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
6/24/1974India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 mins.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
5/25/1894Biharilal Chakravorty, bengali poet, passed away.
2/10/1803Jagannath Sunkerseth, great social worker, education lover and one of the sculptors of modern Mumbai, was born.