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Historical Event on 4/14/1944

Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1949Pune University' established.
1/6/1980In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.
6/7/1955Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R.
6/20/1979Renedy Singh, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Manipur.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
10/10/1964Olympics opened at Tokyo
7/7/1999The Indian Army recaptures Jubar height in the Batalik sector.
2/15/1998Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open.
11/16/1991Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).