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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 |
| 5/22/1936 | Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay. |
| 11/14/1889 | Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957. |
| 8/9/1996 | Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain. |
| 1/11/1859 | Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born. |
| 11/20/1955 | Kripal Singh scores 100* on Test debut, India v New Zealand. |
| 7/3/1948 | H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy. |
| 3/1/1916 | Habib Rahman, great Architect, was born at Calcutta. |
| 9/16/1973 | Abasaheb Mujumdar, great musician, died. |
| 8/15/1997 | IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran. |
| 5/1/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men. |
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