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Historical Event on 4/14/1944

Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
4/8/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.
5/14/1994RBI announces tight monetary policy.
10/11/1991BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land.
4/11/1887Jamini Roy, famous artist, was born.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
6/19/1979Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party.
5/31/1981First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.