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Historical Event on 9/14/1997

Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
1/16/1995Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation.
12/10/1952World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India.
12/22/1940Manvendranath Rai established the Radical Democratic Party.
10/15/1921Suryanarayannamurty Rebbapragada, social reformer, college principal and journalist, was born at Rajahmundry in A.P.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
7/15/1986India protests against China's intrusion of six to seven km into the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
10/3/1957Republican Party of India established.