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Historical Event on 2/14/1998

13 bomb blasts take place in Coimbatore an hour before the BJP president Advani was to address a campaign meeting; 52 people killed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
4/3/1956Nehru announces that troops have been sent to control Naga tribal people in the Burmese border area, who are asking for a separate state.
12/15/1803East India Company captured Orrisa state.
9/8/1953Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Kashmir, was shot at.
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
11/18/1911Free primary school education is introduced.
10/23/1992UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
1/20/1952Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
10/11/1876Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.
10/11/1876Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away.