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Historical Event on 7/4/1989
Capt. W. A. Sangma appointed Governor of Mizoram and A. A. Rahim Governor of Meghalaya.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/13/1990 | Union Ministers Arun Nehru, Arif Mohammed Khan and Satpal Malik submitted their resignation in protest against O.P.Chautala's taking over as CM of Haryana. |
9/2/1992 | Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed. |
10/10/1964 | Ravi Shankar performs at Town Hall in New York. |
1/2/1947 | Mahatma Gandhi met Lord Bevin, the personal emissary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchil, in Delhi. Beven is reported to have told the great man, ''Eighteen languages, 500 dialects, some 30 religions, a million Gods and Goddesses, 300 million individuals, an infinity of castes and sub castes, and a population (that is) practically illiterate and half of which (are) beggars or thieves... Good luck, sir! Such a nation is ungovernable! It'd take you centuries to get anywhere!''. Gandhiji wrapped his large, white shawl a little more closely around him, and modestly replied, 'India has eternity before her.. and ""All around me is utter darkness"". |
12/22/1977 | Nalinibala Devi, Assamese poet, passed died. |
8/16/1997 | Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India. |
3/11/1963 | First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory. |
9/25/1919 | Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established. |
8/29/1928 | Hiralal Ghisulal Gaikwad, cricket all-rounder who played the only test vs Pakistan, was born in Nagpur. |
1/29/1993 | Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman. |
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