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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
9/1/1915Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born.
5/25/1979Commercial Unity Day started.
11/14/2000Jharkhand, the 28th State of the Indian Union, comes into being and the new Governor, Prabhat Kumar, and the Chief Minister, Babulal Marandi, take office.
3/15/1996Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K.
12/31/1900Krishna Narayan Ratanjankar, famous musician and writer of Tan Sangrah in three parts and Abhinav Geet Mangari, was born in Bombay.
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.
11/22/1989General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .
1/21/1943Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.