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Historical Event on 4/14/1988

Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1962Haryana achieved their target of supplying electricity to 100\% villages.
3/2/1994Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
8/18/1997Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.
8/9/1902King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.
6/4/1953University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on J. L. Nehru.
6/4/1953The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of its 17-square-mile capital.
3/1/1917J. F. Maden gave a preview of the first Bengali fiction film ""Satyawadi Raja Harischandra"".
4/16/1980Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.
4/16/1980Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.