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Historical Event on 12/31/1984
Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/9/1825 | Tula Ram Rao, one of the revolutionary heroes of the 1857 and Sepoy Mutiny, was born. |
| 2/24/1948 | The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February. |
| 4/1/1962 | Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government. |
| 11/1/1954 | French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India. |
| 11/16/2000 | The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent. |
| 3/8/1673 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala. |
| 7/11/1979 | The Lok Sabha commenced a four-day debate on the no-confidence motion against the 21-month-old Janata Government. |
| 2/19/1895 | Munshi Newal Kishore, great social worker, educationist, nationalist, philanthropist and a pioneer industrialist, passed away at the age of 59. |
| 8/20/1917 | Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra. |
| 3/21/1916 | Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar. |
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