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Historical Event on 7/14/1997

India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1969Thiru Conjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai ""Anna"", a great patriot, writer, editor, orator, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the commencer of Dravid Movement, passed away. He was the key person in formation of Anna Dramuk Party.
8/11/1993Brahmaprakash Chaudhary, first Chief Minister of Delhi and former central minister, died.
10/2/1986Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.
7/26/1994Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
5/3/1765Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
10/6/1913V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
10/24/1856Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur.