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Historical Event on 5/14/1954

President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1994Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57.
11/9/2000The 17-day old Manohar Parrikar led BJP Government in Goa wins the trust vote.
11/22/1989Rajindernath, great Indian wicketkeeper 1 Test and 0 runs 0 ct, 4 stp, passed away.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics.
5/8/1990A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.
10/1/1995Aditya Birla, famous industrialist, died.
10/1/1995Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
5/30/1887The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.
7/4/1897Alluri Seetaram Raju, freedom fighter, was born in a Kshatriya clan in Andhra Pradesh. He is rememberred as one of the great sons of India in the annals of Indian history who fought valiantly for his motherland in the early period of the freedom movement.