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Historical Event on 1/14/1990
India and Maldives scrap visas.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/18/1973 | A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'. |
| 1/2/1905 | Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born. |
| 4/22/1994 | Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away. |
| 4/18/1959 | India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation. |
| 10/2/1999 | Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. |
| 12/27/1911 | Jana Gana Mana.... ,' India ' s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta. |
| 5/1/1999 | India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final. |
| 1/24/1980 | E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala. |
| 1/21/1945 | Shri Rashbehari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away at Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 60. |
| 1/15/1958 | Tamil becomes the official language of Madras. |
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