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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
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
10/13/1987Kishore Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, died in Bombay.
8/5/1978Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.
5/10/1936Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, great freedom fighter, politician, journalist and muslim leader, passed away.
6/1/1938Continental Publication' started.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
9/14/1932Durgavati Devi aka Durga Bhabhi, an revolutionary and freedom fighter, was born.
5/25/1990Jag Mohan, J&K Governor, resigns. Girish Chandra Saxena appointed new Governor.
5/21/1973Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi.
10/31/199426 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu.