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Historical Event on 9/14/1991

Assam declared 'disturbed area', army launches 'Operation Rhino' against ULFA militants.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1989Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee, noted playback singer and music director, died.
8/11/1997Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
1/12/1948Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji.
3/1/1775Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army.
3/1/1775Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle.
9/20/1921Pamanmal Hazari Punjabi, right-hand batsman (164 runs in five tests vs Pakistan in 1954-55), was born at Karachi.
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
11/22/1997Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles.