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Historical Event on 1/14/1998

Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/22/1930Revolutionary Surjya Sen's many associates were killed and Surjya Sen ""Masterda"" himself went underground, on Jalalabad Hill and started extending his activities to neighbouring districts.
10/18/1992Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
5/18/1955Hindu Marriage Act is amended.
9/30/1989INS Shalki, India's first indigenously built submarine, launched in Bombay.
10/14/1985Assam Ganparishad established.
10/5/1991Vinayakrao Devrukhkar, famous playwright, novelist and editor of a daily newspaper 'Sandhya', died.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
6/4/1953University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on J. L. Nehru.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
8/8/1946India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles.