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Historical Event on 2/14/1996

President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1926Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
11/3/1929Dr. Hemant Vishnu Inamdar, thesis writer and editor, was born.
1/3/1871Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died.
9/23/1952Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
10/21/1995Suresh Mehta, Finance Minister in the outgoing Keshubhai Patel ministry, sworn in as the second BJP CM of Gujarat in Gandhinagar, ending the month-long political turmoil.
8/4/1929Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
1/22/1901Queen Victoria (1819-1901) passed away at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, South England, after a brief illness. She had been throned for almost 64 years, which is the longest reign in British history. She had given her name to an age ""Victorian Britain"".
1/27/1927Michael Craig, actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror), was born in Pune.