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Historical Event on 6/14/1990

Veerendra Verma sworn in as the new Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.
12/6/1995The Sixth Army Ordnance Corps Reunion and Silver Jubilee of Colour Presentation was celebrated at AOC Centre with pomp and splendour, fun and gaiety and professionalism of high order. The highlights included para-dropping, AOC Kangla Tongbi, Sonet-lumiere sound and light show, Central Parade and Yaadgar Parade.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
3/10/1922Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati.
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
4/11/1856Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born.
9/23/1996Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I).
1/21/1908Gandhiji agrees to settlement on basis of voluntary registration, if Registration Act is repealed.
3/27/1989T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989.