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Historical Event on 1/14/1994

The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1997India's first electric car 'Reva' launched in Bangalore.
9/14/1774Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.
4/4/1987Agney, famous Hindi litterateur and Gyanpeeth Award winning poet, passed away.
5/21/1996M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
6/23/1953Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician, national leader and founder of JanSangh Party, died at Srinagar while in detention.
2/25/1962India Congress Party wins elections.
1/1/1897Girja Dayal Girish, great poet and writer, was born at Saraiyan Mahipat Singh, U.P.
8/18/1985Assam Assembly dissolved (18).
2/21/1991The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.
2/21/1991Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away.