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Historical Event on 12/31/1984

Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1953Laxmanrao Parvatkar (Khaprumama), famous Tabla player, passed away.
8/19/1993Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
11/13/1935Chandra Prakash Gupta, great educationist, was born at Gaini in UP.
6/17/1993Congress (I) working committee reaffirms its faith in Rao; BJP asks for PM's resignation .
5/15/1998The Indian Army at Chandilora (Tangmey) captured 15 kg charas, 400 gm dust of charas and 12 kg leaves of charas.
4/6/1998The Sonia Gandhi era begins in the Congress(I) with a special AICC session ratifying the decision of the CWC appointing her president in place of Sitaram Kesri.
11/28/1990Union Cabinet approves re-induction of Airbus A-320 in the domestic sector.
12/25/1921Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
10/14/1989Election Commission accepted Shiv Sena as a political party.