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Historical Event on 2/14/1985

Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1995Bomb attack on a train in Assam; 27 soldiers killed.
7/17/1930Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.
9/29/1991Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away.
8/25/1969Vivek Upendra Krishna Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90), was born in Delhi.
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.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
5/21/1966General Election (11th) of India ends.
2/10/1691Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcutta.
2/10/1691King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile.
9/30/1922Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).