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Historical Event on 12/4/1990

Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/1942Chiang Kai-Shek meets Sir Stafford Cripps, British Viceroy in India.
8/15/1985Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.
3/27/1977The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.
2/28/1988Jaydev, famous music director, passed away.
10/2/1998Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997.
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
10/29/1967Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away.
7/26/1991Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995).
3/18/1948Eknath Dhondu Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder), was born in Bombay. He is recipient of Arjun Award (1973).
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.