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Historical Event on 1/14/1999

At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/13/1988Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died.
5/13/1995Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.
3/26/1969Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize
10/13/1987Kishore Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, died in Bombay.
4/15/1926Gurvel Singh Pannu, famous Hindi writer, was born in Lauhka, Punjab.
7/20/1680Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne.
3/13/1989The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.