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Historical Event on 1/14/1641
United East Indian Company conquers city of Malakka, 7,000 killed.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 10/16/1990 | Om Shivpuri, famous film and theatre artist, died. |
| 3/21/1966 | Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service. |
| 1/24/1995 | Congress (I) suspends Arjun Singh from the party. |
| 8/18/1979 | Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died. |
| 11/24/1973 | E. V. Ramasami Naicker (EVR), founder leader of Dravida Kazhagam, passed away at the age of 94. |
| 3/22/1996 | Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God'). |
| 5/20/1878 | Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated. |
| 8/1/1952 | Yajurvindra Singh Jaswant Singh, cricketer (Indian batsman four Tests 1977-79), was born in Rajkot. |
| 8/17/1947 | The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence. |
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