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Historical Event on 12/14/1953

Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1988Mizoram became the first Lok Sabha member.
11/24/1988Daud Shah assasinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave.
2/8/1872Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
12/1/1970T. Swaminathan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 02-11-1972
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
5/1/1948Baroda State merged into Bombay Province.
11/16/1962Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
9/23/1990World Bank clears Rs.1,200 crore aid for Sarovar Dam rejecting objections raised by environmental groups.