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Historical Event on 2/14/1989

Supreme Court orders Union Carbide Coporation of USA and Union Carbide India Limited to pay $470 millions (about Rs. 710 crores) in full and final settlement of all claims out of the Bhopal gas Disaster Litigation tragedy of 1985.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1948Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.
11/29/1994M.H. Kania, former Chief Justice of India made Chairman of the 14th Law Commission.
3/3/1943Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
6/11/1901Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.
7/25/1982Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President.
5/3/1969Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
4/21/1720Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.