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Historical Event on 6/14/1997

India expresses regret over ""inadvertent intrusion"" of IAF helicopter into Bangladesh territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1920P.M. Nadagouda, politician, was born at Mysore, Chitwadgi.
4/1/1989Bengal regains Santosh Trophy by beating Kerala.
11/2/1889Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, was born at Chiniot in Jhang district, Punjab.
3/5/1918Shriranga Vasudev Sohoni also known as ""Ranga Sohoni"", Indian cricketer (pace bowler of late 40's avg 101), was born in Nimbora, Maharashtra.
9/14/1953Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.