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Historical Event on 4/7/1998

Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1866Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born.
7/15/1955Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
3/6/1997Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) inaugurated in Mauritius.
1/1/1974This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".
12/12/1965Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.
2/11/1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.
5/9/1992M. J. Pherwani, National Housing Bank Chairman, resigns following his bank's involvement in the Security scandal.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
6/24/1908Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born.
4/1/1962Maharashtra State Finance Corporation started its operations.