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Historical Event on 8/14/1987

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour.

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11/25/1999Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize.
2/8/1994Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.
1/23/1965Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started.
7/25/1982Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President.
4/25/1982India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan.
3/6/1997Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) inaugurated in Mauritius.
10/21/1998Ajit alias Hamid Ali Khan (76), Hindi film actor, dies in Hyderabad.
11/23/1991India decides to upgrade its ties with the Soviet Republics.
12/11/1991R. G. Sardesai, veteran journalist, died.
5/10/1857India's real mutiny begins with the revolt of Sepoys of Meerut near Delhi the next day.