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Historical Event on 6/14/1997

Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II).

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1896Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, explorer, ecologist, teacher, writer and bird watcher, was born.
1/1/1914Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
1/9/1922Har Gobind Khurana, scientist of Biology, was born in India. He did his M.Sc from University of Punjab and, for higher education went to University of Liverpool. In 1959, he produced a chemical called ""Coenzymea"", which is essential for certain processes in the human body. He was awarded Nobel Prize for medicine in 1968 along with Marshall W. Nirenberg and Robert W. Halley.
4/28/1701John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India.
5/28/1998India takes retaliatory measures against Australia for its unilateral action.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
1/26/1957Ashok Omprakash Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84), was born in Amritsar.
1/26/1957Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh.
2/13/1994Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away.