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Historical Event on 8/14/1996

Amrit Rai, son of Munshi Premchand, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1975Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme.
7/16/1996Supreme Court says dowry demand even during marriage talks is an offence.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
7/22/1998India's 4x100m quartet of Saraswati Dey, E.B. Shyla, P.T. Usha and Rachita Mistry win gold in the Asian Athletic championships at Fukuoka.
8/12/199272 militants surrendered before Punjab CM Beant Singh.
9/29/1914Japanese vessel 'Kamagata Maru' reached Baj Baj near Calcutta from Vancouver carrying Indian revolutionaries.
7/17/1997K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.