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Historical Event on 6/4/1987
A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/1/1914 | Minto Gilbert Jhon Alieat, former viceroy of India, passed away. |
| 10/1/1995 | Aditya Birla, famous industrialist, died. |
| 10/5/1993 | Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel. |
| 8/13/1913 | Khawtin Khuma, politician, was born at Phuldungsei, Tripura. |
| 10/2/1975 | Kumaraswami Kamaraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, died in Madras. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 6/16/1946 | C. Rajagopalchari became the Governor of West Bengal (1947) in Interim Government. |
| 3/16/1995 | K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget. |
| 10/30/1908 | Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu. |
| 4/3/1946 | Sagarmal Gopa, devoted patriot, freedom fighter and political worker, was burnt alive. |
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