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Historical Event on 8/14/1996

Amrit Rai, son of Munshi Premchand, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1976Indian Airlines Caravelle crashed after take off from Bombay.
2/3/1900Tiruvenkata Rajendra Seshadri, one of the founders of Organic Chemistry in India, was born at Kulittalai in Tamil Nadu.
10/30/1909Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay.
6/10/1955Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born.
2/26/1857First Indian Revolution called the Sepoy Mutiny ends in a few months with the fall of Delhi and Lucknow which broke out in Berhampore by the 19th Bengal Infantry.
1/12/1757Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel.
2/19/1993SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland.
9/18/1993Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died.
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
1/29/1997Supreme Court rules that water is a 'mineral'.