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Historical Event on 1/14/1994

The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1946Gandhiji refused to enthuse over allied victory as it was not a ""victory of truth over false-hood"".
3/1/1919Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties.
9/1/1988Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
5/24/1992D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away.
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.
4/23/1987Supreme Court in a judgement confers Hindu widows absolute ownership of property under Hindu Succession Act 1956.