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Historical Event on 9/14/1997

Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1997The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.
7/22/1925Homi Jehangir Teleyarkhan, social worker, was born.
9/14/1997Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue.
2/5/1992Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar.
5/26/1993The Centre decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendation to provide 27\% reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central Services from 15th June.
8/10/1942Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police.
9/7/1998Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order.
7/22/1992Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns.
11/13/1995The Supreme Court in an unanimous 65-page verdict declares that patients who received deficient services from the medical profession and hospitals were entitled to claim damages under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.