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Historical Event on 10/14/1940

Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], rock vocalist, was born in Lucknow, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1957First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
2/28/1937Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar discovers the white dwarf maximum mass limit.
1/1/1973Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised.
1/1/1994Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
11/15/1991Import curbs on capital goods relaxed.
12/13/1994Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away.
7/2/1938Chandra K. N. Patel was born at Baramati near Pune. In 1974, he was the youngest scientist to be elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. Besides, he is the recipient of the Ballantine Medal, The Worykin Award and The lamme Medal. Chandra K. N. Patel is the Executive Director of one of the divisions of the AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA.
3/25/1999Arathi Ponnappa,Former National tennis champion, called it quits from competitive tennis in Bangalore.