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Historical Event on 1/14/1998

The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1931Swraj Paul, Indian and British industrialist and multi-millionaire (Caparo), was born.
6/20/1946Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
3/16/1928C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.
10/15/1921Suryanarayannamurty Rebbapragada, social reformer, college principal and journalist, was born at Rajahmundry in A.P.
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
11/18/1997School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children.
1/26/1950India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation.
7/25/1992K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns.
5/17/1994Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.