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Historical Event on 9/14/1997

78 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1996The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996.
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
9/30/1997Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.
9/14/1953Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.
10/18/1993Mandakini Athvale, first child actor of Indian film industry, died.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
6/14/1997India expresses regret over ""inadvertent intrusion"" of IAF helicopter into Bangladesh territory.
5/4/1998India is placed on the US Special 309 watch list.
1/1/1877Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.