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Historical Event on 1/14/1998

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1919Gandhiji confesses at Nadiad his ""Himalayan Miscalculation"" regarding satyagraha martial law declared in Punjab.
7/3/1941Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), was born.
10/17/1859Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.
11/24/1941Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar.
5/10/1999Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill.
1/17/1922T. A. Pai, former Central Minister and bank expert, was born.
1/4/1937R. Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s), was born in Meerut.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
11/9/1972Laxmi Poruri, guntur India and tennis star (1994 Futures-College Park), was born.
9/16/1955Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.