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Historical Event on 2/14/1994

The controversial Supreme Court Judge V.Ramaswami, who survived an impeachment motion in Parliament, retires.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
4/1/1918Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain.
3/19/1990Madhu Dandavate,Union Finance Minister, submits Rs. 7,206 crore deficit budget with a mixed bag of new levies and concessions.
1/3/1987Dr. Harekrishna Mehtab, former Chief Minister of Orrisa and Governer of Mumbai State, died.
9/14/1803Lord Lake was captured Delhi.
9/16/1916M. S. Subalaxmi, famous classical singer and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born.
9/17/1934Gandhiji announced his decision to retire from politics from October one to engage himself in the development of village industries, Harijan service and education through basic crafts.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
7/23/1903Chandra Shekhar Azad was born Today in 1903