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Historical Event on 5/14/1995

Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
12/1/1764Battle of Anvadi.
11/17/1928Lala Lajpat Rai died in Lahore after being seriously wounded in the barbarous lathi charge of 30th October. He is referred as the ""Lion of Punjab"" or ""Punjab Kesari"" and is remembered as freedom fighter, nationalist, educationist, lawyer, thinker, writer, social reformer, orator and a passionate fighter for the revival of the ancient Indian culture and
9/8/1951The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad.
2/27/1992Narasimha Rao elected Congress (I) President in the party poll held after a gap of 20 years.
2/25/1844Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, was born.
2/25/1844Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.
3/23/1940All India Muslim League passed resolution for the formation of Muslim homeland i.e. Pakistan.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
1/19/1996Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.