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Historical Event on 12/14/1990

Vijay Karan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 01/06/92).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.
5/9/1995Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.
5/31/1998B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad.
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.
3/6/1775Raghunath Rao signed treaty of Surat with British ending the first Anglo-Maratha War.
11/23/1933Rajan Mehra, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1986-87, was born at Delhi.
9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.