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Historical Event on 2/14/1901

King Edward VII open's his first parliament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1931Gandhi to live in a garret amongst the poor in London.
3/13/1997H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express.
5/3/1994Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it.
3/27/1977N. Sanjeeva Reddy elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
7/29/1994Opposition stalls parliament proceedings over the 'Action Taken Report' on JPC finding.
7/1/1941C. Y. Chintamani died.
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
7/18/1980Madras Doordashan Centre transmitted their first colour transmission for one hour in the afternoon, and this programme was re-transmitted simultaneously by Delhi Doordarshan, India.
10/6/1997Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.