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Historical Event on 4/14/1979

Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.
7/10/1996Budget session of Parliament begins.
2/19/1956Acharya Narendra Dev, the veteran freedom fighter, revolutionary, thinker and Chairman of PSP, passed away.
1/12/1949Tej Bahadur Saproo, liberal leader, passed away. He was a strong believer in constitution and not in revolutions.
3/10/1998A. B. Vajpayee agrees to form a government with 252 members including the BJP and it's allies.
2/22/1996Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).
3/9/1863Laxman Bapuji Kolhatkar (Bhaurao), famous singer and actor of Marathi theatre, was born.
4/14/1962Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, father of modern engineering, passed away at the age of 102. He was receipent of ""Bharat Ratna"" Award.
5/15/1995PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit.
7/1/1781British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.