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Historical Event on 5/14/1994
LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/28/1954 | 137 people were killed when an Express Train fell from a flood-damaged bridge near East of Hydrabad. |
| 11/7/1998 | Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas. |
| 4/28/1974 | Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away. |
| 1/14/1959 | Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi. |
| 1/5/1995 | PM gives valedictory address at the 8th World Tamil Conference in Madurai. |
| 1/6/1987 | Jaidev, famous music director, passed away. |
| 1/6/1987 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 12/11/1999 | Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final. |
| 9/8/1993 | Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded. |
| 10/28/1984 | Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe. |
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