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Historical Event on 10/14/1997

The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1898Prabodhchandra Bagchi, researcher of ""Ancient History of India"", was born.
1/7/1993C. Subramaniam, Maharashtra Governor, resigns.
5/5/1955Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
4/24/1996Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition.
8/16/1958Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
11/6/1905Ram Bachan 'Aravind' Dwivedi, great Hindi, Bhojpuri poet and writer, was born at Dubouli, Bihar.
3/22/2000P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry.
12/3/1956Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story writer, passed away.
6/5/1998Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.