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Historical Event on 1/14/1993

The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1998Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
11/12/2000Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
7/27/1887Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born.
2/22/1958Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
1/6/1981Indian Ocean bed on their research ship Gavesani of the National Institute succeeded from the depth of 4,300 metres.
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
1/6/1953Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.