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Historical Event on 7/4/1989

Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1902Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928), was born.
1/24/1921T. N. Raina, former Army Chief and High Commissioner of Canada, was born.
7/9/1994Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died.
7/31/1997V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district.
12/25/1889Pandurangi Kodanda Rao, journalist, Hindi writer and social worker, was born in Visakhapatnam, A.P.
1/2/1994Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants.
6/22/1994L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died.
2/21/1829Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
2/2/1958Family tradition still counts for something in Indian politics. Indira Gandhi, the only daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the granddaughter of a statesman, has been elected president of the Congress party in India. Mrs. Gandhi will be installed into her new office next Sunday, and her job is not expected to be an easy one. The Congress party has been wracked by internal dissension and has been on the verge of collapse. It is hoped that Mrs. Gandhi, who is 41, will breath some new life into the party. Most of the politicians who have been arguing about the future of their party and country are fairly old. Mrs. Gandhi, who is known for her leftist sentiments, is expected to act quickly to put her own mark on party policies.
8/27/1992The President issues two ordinances making it mandatory for new medical and dental colleges to obtain prior approval of the Medical and Dental Councils of India before their establishment.