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Historical Event on 7/14/1997

Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1919Mohammad Cazzambhoy Ibrahim Khan, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49), was born in Bombay.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
1/12/1993Ramakanth Rath, well-known Oriya poet, gets the Saraswathi Samman of Rs.3 lakh.
1/20/1897Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants.
12/1/1921Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab.
12/1/1921Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat.
12/26/1917Prabhakar Machve, famous Hindi and Marathi litterateur, was born.
1/3/1978Chandrasekar takes 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win.
4/7/1998Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.
5/12/1984Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras.