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Historical Event on 9/14/1997

Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1990Prasar Bharati Bill moved in the Lok Sabha .
8/28/1997Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
2/16/1992Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated.
2/12/2000Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.
12/12/1921Gandhi organizes a complete boycott of Prince of Wales's visit to Allahabad.
12/22/1992Lok Sabha adopts the constitution amendment bills regarding Panchayati Raj and Nagarapalika Bills, and decentralisation of power to the village level.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
2/1/1881Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
2/8/1897Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.