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Historical Event on 4/2/1994

Ravi Naik sworn in CM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1997Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence.
10/6/1954Nehru declared the National Health Scheme for the entire country.
6/24/1991Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu.
9/12/1995Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu.
8/15/1947The Indian independence divided not only the country but its armed forces as well. These units came down and their equipment was transferred to the newly created Royal Pakistan Air Force. Thus, the principal components of the Royal Indian Air Force, during the partition, were nos. 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 Squadrons with Tempest US, No. 2 Squadron with Spitfires and No. 12 Squadron with C-47s and No. 1 Air Observation Flight (AOF). The establishment of this AOF with AOP Auster 4s, 5s and 6s, coincided with independence. No. 6 Squadron, which had been in process of converting from Spitfires to C-47s at Drigh Road, had been stood down and its transports transferred to Pakistan.
5/9/1753Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi.
2/20/2000Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court's order quashing charges framed against the former Chief Minister, Mr. S. Bangarappa, and directs the trial court to proceed in the corruption case.
12/7/1825First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
4/30/1998Anna Hazare, social worker, was awarded the CARE International humanitarian award for 1998.
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.