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Historical Event on 5/14/1998
India will not sign CTBT unconditionally, says the Prime Minister.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/12/1947 | Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 5/4/1854 | The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established. |
| 8/22/1994 | Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives. |
| 5/29/1967 | First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory. |
| 4/24/1996 | BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high. |
| 11/19/1993 | Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel. |
| 1/24/1994 | India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems. |
| 2/16/1993 | Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy. |
| 8/4/1928 | Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born. |
| 8/4/1937 | Kashi Prasad Jayaswal, famous lawyer, philosopher, ancient researcher and eminent historian, died at Patna. |
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