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Historical Event on 9/14/1997

Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1944Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
2/16/1992Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated.
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
6/13/1932Nirmalchandra Sen, great revolutionary, died.
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
12/25/1946Gandhiji said, at Noakhali, ""I am being tested through and through"".
4/18/1992Russia suspends transfer of rocket technology to India.
1/6/1993India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
7/16/1997Kamal Hassan gets best actor award for ''Indian'' while Tabu bags best actress award for ''Maachis''.