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Historical Event on 5/14/1995

Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1994Tarktirth Laxmanshastri Joshi, internationally famous omnicient, passed away.
8/15/1854The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
9/5/1990Rajya Sabha approves the Prasar Bharati Bill rejecting by voice vote three motions moved by the Congress(I) to refer the Bill to a joint select committee.
5/10/1996PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.
11/25/1997Election Commission de-recognises Janata Party and Congress (Tiwari) as national parties and de-recognises Pattali Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu, J & K Panthers Party and J & K People's Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Congress (Socialist) in Kerala and Manipur and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu. Pattali Makkal Katchi will continue to be recognised as State party in Pondicherry.
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
10/4/1999Kerala High Court orders Election Commission to booth-wise counting. The EC is likely to move the Supreme Court against this order.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
7/16/1996Supreme Court says dowry demand even during marriage talks is an offence.