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Historical Event on 7/14/1997

Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1990Uttar Pradesh Government raises the reservation for Backward Classes in direct recruitment to State Services from 15 to 27 per cent.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
8/12/1966Mihir Sen swam Dadenelis.
9/22/1992Indo-British Extradition Treaty signed in London.
2/18/1925Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born.
1/17/1771Govind Patwardhan Mirajkar, first Rao of Peshwai, passed away.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
9/30/1989INS Shalki, India's first indigenously built submarine, launched in Bombay.
3/31/1996Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.
5/13/1998World Bank cancels India donors meet.