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Historical Event on 4/1/1997

Govt. clarifies it is illegal to carry a child on a two-wheeler in addition to a pillion rider.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
11/9/1897Kotamaraju Rama Rao, founder-editor of Lucknow's ""National Herald"", was born at Chirala. He was referred by Gandhiji as 'Fighting Edit
1/3/1996Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.
5/6/1680Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned.
1/10/1932Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.
12/30/1865Rudyard Kipling, famous English litterateur and author (Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907), was born in Bombay.
2/22/1978Judge Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 11/07/1985.
4/15/1997Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI.
2/16/1942The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
1/5/1934Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi.