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Historical Event on 10/14/1997

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
7/1/1941C. Y. Chintamani died.
12/10/1945Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts.
2/22/1996Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).
6/2/2000Justice A. M. Ahmadi, former Chief Justice of India, appointed Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award.
9/7/1931Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born.
11/5/1950Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died.
8/8/1948Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
3/2/1913Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.