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Historical Event on 2/4/1990

Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/19/1993Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle.
11/5/1931M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka.
12/1/1911Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born.
5/22/1927M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh.
11/25/1998Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.
6/1/1944M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.
5/25/1990Jag Mohan, J&K Governor, resigns. Girish Chandra Saxena appointed new Governor.
9/25/1936Juliet Prowse, actress (Who Killed Teddy Bear) and dancer, was born in Bombay, India.
1/20/1993Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.
7/7/1999M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.