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Historical Event on 7/1/1990

General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1992It was decided that Lok Sabha session would start with the national song ""Vande Mataram"" and end with National Anthem ""Jana Gana
1/11/1975Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
1/31/1998D. R. Karthikeyan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/03/98).
12/24/1999Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad.
6/18/1901Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, Marathi novelist and editor, passed away.
3/5/1989Baba Prithvisingh, founder of Labour Party, passed away.
5/14/1995Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.
10/31/2000Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.
4/16/1997G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died.