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Historical Event on 8/14/1987

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1965Pakistanis bomb Bombay.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
9/16/1996First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto.
3/17/1982President's rule in Kerala.
8/20/1998The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.
12/5/1946Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away.
11/18/1978Dhirendra Ganguly, film maker, writer, director and actor, passed away.
8/22/1919Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
8/6/1993Medha Patkar suspends anti-Narmada stir and drops her ''jal samarpan'' threat.
12/15/1894Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.