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Historical Event on 4/2/1987
Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/9/1997 | John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry. |
| 1/19/1977 | World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'. |
| 1/1/1988 | On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking. |
| 4/17/1999 | The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270. |
| 7/23/2000 | Ram Jethmalani, Union Law Minister, quits the Cabinet after the Prime Minister shows him the door following the outbursts against the Chief Justice of India, Dr. A. S. Anand. |
| 9/7/1947 | Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas. |
| 8/2/1880 | Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born. |
| 9/1/1956 | Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory. |
| 1/29/1931 | Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu. |
| 6/11/1921 | Snehlata, social reformer and politician, was born at Mathura, U.P. |
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