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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
8/30/1928Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.
6/22/1995India and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sign MOU enabling them to visit suspected militants and persons in detention centres only under humanitarian consideration.
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
11/15/1992Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban
7/3/1751Pilaji Jadhav died.
12/9/1947India's agreement with Pakistan on outstanding issues like assets, liabilities, division of sterling balance and military stores, etc. signed.
12/11/1991Murali Manohar Joshi, BJP President, sets out on 'the Kanyakumari to Kashmir Ekta Yatra' (unity march).
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.
8/5/1999Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.