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Historical Event on 6/14/1987

Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/7/1974T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
4/3/1999Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.
3/24/1995Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away.
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
12/10/1985A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987.
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
7/31/1964Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC retired from the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
7/24/1991Industrial licensing scrapped.