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Historical Event on 9/4/1990

An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1961Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', famous Hindi poet, writer, editor, social worker and litterateur, died in Allahabad.
1/2/1754Robert Clive again attacked and annexed Calcutta from Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah.
7/5/1984Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore.
9/24/1934Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai.
8/1/1993Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.
4/26/1995SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA).
5/28/1972Edward VIII, King of Great Britain/N Ireland/emperor (India 1936), passed away at the age of 77.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.
3/28/1995Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.