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Historical Event on 12/14/1979

Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer, two Tests for India and bowling average of 205, died.

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11/16/1986Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore.
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6/19/1981APPLE, India's first experimental geo-stationary telecommunication satellite having experimental communication satellite, successfully launched by European Ariane, Kourou, French Guiana. This is the first to be stabilized on 3 axes.
9/26/1932Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born.
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1/5/1995India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.
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3/12/1942British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
10/30/1990Several people died and many injured as security forces opened fire at a crowd marching towards Ram Janmabhumi/Babari Masjid to perform 'karseva'.