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Historical Event on 8/14/1996

Amrit Rai, son of Munshi Premchand, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1913Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa.
9/21/2000J.W. Singh, suspended Mumbai High Court judge facing charges of extortion in nexus with the underworld, dismissed from judicial service.
7/24/1991Industrial licensing scrapped.
1/1/1992Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.
9/29/2000The Government raises the prices of petroleum products across- the-board while cutting import and excise duties on crude oil, diesel and motor spirit (petrol).
1/8/1995ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.
2/9/1964Hanumant Singh scores 105 runs on his debut match during the India vs England cricket tournament at Delhi.
5/11/1888Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.
7/30/1987Rajiv Gandhi escaped an attack on him at Colombo.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.