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Historical Event on 2/14/1976
Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act comes into force.
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| 12/20/2000 | Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces the Government's decision to extend J&K ceasefire till January 26, 2001. |
| 1/1/1974 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"". |
| 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 |
| 5/6/1680 | Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned. |
| 4/4/1997 | World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion. |
| 3/28/1984 | Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 3/14/1990 | Akash' missile tested successfully. |
| 9/1/1668 | Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England. |
| 2/2/1956 | The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar. |
| 11/11/1996 | A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500. |
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