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Historical Event on 01/14/1592
Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/27/1995 | Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi. |
| 6/18/1979 | Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset. |
| 12/30/1947 | India informs Pakistan and other dominion representatives that it has decided to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council under Article 35 of the United Nations Charter. |
| 8/2/1953 | Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan. |
| 4/7/1986 | Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa. |
| 11/1/1983 | Rajiv Gandhi, 48, who was chosen to succeed his assassinated mother, was sworn in as Prime Minister in New Delhi today. Across the Jamuna River, in a Sikh slum, evidence was found of the enormous political problems the new Prime Minister faced. The bodies of at least 95 Sikhs were discovered. The Indian army had also been ordered into nine other cities. Religious warfare between Sikhs and Hindus had claimed at least 1,000 lives since Indira Gandhi was assassinated. The security guards who killed her were both Sikhs. US Secretary of State George Shultz, who attended the funeral, assured the new Prime Minister of US interest in a ""strong and stable India."" US-Indian relations had been strained recently because of United States support for Pakistan. Shultz called for a ""renewed positive trend"" in re |
| 5/5/1994 | Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader. |
| 9/26/1975 | Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament. |
| 3/28/1997 | India and Pakistan, represented by Salman Haider and Shamshad Ahmed, Foreign Secretaries, hold official talks on issues at New Delhi. |
| 8/15/1979 | Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies. |
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