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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
9/23/1965The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect.
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
12/22/1940Manvendranath Rai established the Radical Democratic Party.
12/22/1940Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra.
5/2/1922Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.
7/7/1997Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur.
4/24/1965Kosi Barrage inaugurated by King Mahendra of Nepal.
9/29/1906Chhajju Ram, social worker and teacher, was born at Manawar, Chhamb.
4/21/1913Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema.
4/9/1993Lt. Gen. B.C. Joshi to be the next army chief.