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Historical Event on 2/4/1990

Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
1/22/1901Nirmal Kumar Bose was born.
8/9/1902King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.
4/1/1947Gandhiji addresses Asian Relations Conference in Delhi.
1/16/1818The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.
6/8/1915Geeta Rahasya', written by Lokmanya Tilak, published.
5/7/1861Guru Dev Rabindranath Thakur alias Tagore, novelist, painter, educationist and freedom fighter, was born in Calcutta.
9/26/1975Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament.
12/1/1993Tata Steel's Amit Bhaduria win's India's first gold medal in the 10th Asian Track and Field meet in Manila in discus throw.