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Historical Event on 10/31/1984

Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
8/15/1995P.V Narasimha Rao introduces the mid-day meal scheme for the primary school children under the Central Government Welfare Programme.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
6/6/1998All IAF Meteorological Sections were put on high alert from 06 Jun 98, and constant interaction with India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Mumbai and the (IMD) Centre at Ahmedabad resulted in 24 hours tracking and plotting of the cyclone, which was passed down as forecasts to Service and civil authorities in the Saurashtra and Kutch region.
1/16/1992For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.
2/26/1857First Indian Revolution called the Sepoy Mutiny ends in a few months with the fall of Delhi and Lucknow which broke out in Berhampore by the 19th Bengal Infantry.
9/22/1902Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay.
2/18/1997Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati.
7/25/1982Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.
12/23/1919King's proclamation was made that the new reforms of Government of India offer some sort of self government.