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Historical Event on 5/14/1995

Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.
11/1/1967Old Punjab, after first partition in 1947, was again seperated into two new states of Punjab and Haryana on linguistic basis, and Chandigarh became a Union Territory.
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
1/7/1987Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat.
6/18/1989India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces.
11/7/1974South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup.
7/13/1930Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
8/6/1994Hajratbal' was handed over to Muslim Auwkaf Trust.
12/22/1853Saradamoni Devi was born in Jairambati of Hooghly district.