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Historical Event on 4/1/1987
Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/8/1815 | Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony. |
| 10/22/1912 | Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits. |
| 7/29/1995 | Anup Jalota, famous Bhajan and Ghazal singer, was born. |
| 5/20/1992 | Jayalalitha sacks R. M. Veerappan from her cabinet in Tamil Nadu. |
| 7/5/1998 | An Amusement and Picnic Resorts Pvt. Ltd. with five dolphins and sea lions was inaugurated at Mahabalipuram. |
| 1/31/1996 | Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune. |
| 12/3/1989 | Mulayam Singh Yadav named UP CM. |
| 12/8/1942 | Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra. |
| 5/16/1996 | Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt. |
| 5/19/1954 | The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board. |
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