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Historical Event on 9/14/1997

78 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1885Jatindra Mohan Sen Gupta, great nationalist leader, was born.
3/10/1995ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
11/29/1952First international organization for birth control founded in Bombay.
1/24/1870Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born.
7/13/1916Ramkrishna Bakre (Tatya), veteran journalist and music critic, was born.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
11/1/1974Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad.
4/12/1978After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition.
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.