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Historical Event on 2/14/1996
President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/16/1901 | Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born. |
| 12/19/1978 | The Lok Sabha expels Indira Gandhi from the House and sentences her to imprisonment for a term lasting its prorogation. She was released from jail on December 26. |
| 12/28/1995 | Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service. |
| 9/4/1929 | N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka. |
| 7/1/1965 | Meerut University was established. |
| 6/6/1935 | Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born. |
| 6/6/1935 | Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born. |
| 12/28/2000 | The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha. |
| 2/14/1881 | Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta. |
| 2/8/1881 | Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born. |
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