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Historical Event on 8/14/1997

Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
12/20/1990Supreme Court stays Delhi High Court judge Justice Chawla's orders on the Bofors issue.
1/4/1966ndo-Pak Summit, the peace talk between Pakistan and Indian leaders, started at Tashkent. The prominent personalities were Lal Bahadur Shastri and Gen. Ayub Khan.
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.
9/24/1999The Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (pensions) was renamed as the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pensions), Allahabad.
6/25/1908Sucheta Kriplani, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
7/25/1991Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao, famous economist and former central minister, passed away.
3/28/1998The BJP-led alliance survived its first test of trust with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telgu Desam Party. Jayalalitha continues to call the shots.
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.