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Historical Event on 8/14/1996

Amrit Rai, son of Munshi Premchand, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
11/27/1999Lt. Gen. J.F.R. Jacob is sworn in Punjab Governor.
3/19/1997BJP and BSP agree for a coalition government in Uttar Pradesh.
1/20/1931Saroj Kumari', a feature film produced by Mahavir Photoplays and Theatres Ltd., Secunderabad, was prohibited on January 20 on the grounds that it was ''sordid'' and ''revolting''.
1/20/1939Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.
10/22/1937Gandhiji presided over the educational conference at Wardha and outlined his scheme of education through basic crafts.
11/2/1999The Delhi HC dismisses a plea against Sonia Gandhi seeking deletion of her name from the register of Indian citizenship.