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Historical Event on 4/1/1992

The 79,698 crore Eighth Plan launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/7/1985Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.
2/19/1993Salseng C. Marak sworn in as the Congress-I CM in Meghalaya.
6/20/1992CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma.
9/25/2000A Delhi Court dismisses applications of three of the 17 accused seeking dropping of proceedings against them in the sensational Coomar Narain espionage case which hit the headlines and rattled the Rajiv Gandhi Government in 1985.
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
3/20/1921Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
1/22/1998Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.
10/22/1873Swami Rama Tirtha, great social reformer and poet, was born at Murariwala village of Gujranwala district. He lectured throughout Japan and America spreading "practical Vedant
3/3/1939Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.