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Historical Event on 2/14/1990

An Indian Airlines Airbus crashes at Bangalore killing 92 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1869Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) born to a Bania (trading caste) family at Porbander, Kathiawar. He was the youngest of the three sons of Karamchand alias Kaba Gandhi, Prime Minister successively in Porbunder, Rajkot and Vankaner States, and his fourth wife Putlibai.
1/23/1920Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started.
11/12/1969Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).
7/24/1998India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.
9/5/1612East India Company's Navy eastablished.
7/29/1979Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
5/9/1907Two thousand dacoits riot in eastern Bengal.
3/12/1992India and the US decide to hold joint naval exercises in the Indian ocean.
3/22/1709It is assumed that Goswami Tulsidas started writing his great epic 'Ramcharitmanas' in Samvat 1631.
9/26/1919Rotary Club's first Indian meeting was held.