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Historical Event on 4/14/1944

Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1912T. A. Ramachandran, cricket Test Umpire of one test during 1948-49, was born in Tamil Nadu.
12/6/1987MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force.
3/10/1997Maharashtra government renames Osmanabad as Dharashiva.
6/30/1992Over 20 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia due to heatwave and inadequate medical attention.
2/8/1985P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
3/3/1978Origin of Saka Era (India).
2/2/1964Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
5/20/1996Janaki Ramachandran, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1988), passed away.
5/20/1996Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.