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Historical Event on 4/7/1987

In a case filed by Saira Banu of Kerela, Supreme Court held that all wives, including Muslim women, whose husbands have either married again or taken a mistress are entitled to maintenance.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1914Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.
1/19/1697Maharana Pratap, the founder of Mewad and eminent personality, passed away.
4/1/1995Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised.
9/10/1858Manilal Nathubhai Dwivedi, great author and father of modern Gujarati poems, was born.
6/14/1929Jatindra Nath Das was arrested in Calcutta.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.
5/28/1907Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born.
2/17/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league match in Chennai was abandoned owing to pitch tampering.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
5/31/1968F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).