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Historical Event on 7/4/1985

Police inquiry said bombs caused Air India jet disaster in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/1906Establishment of `Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad'.
8/8/1990Naval Godrej, famous Industrialist, died.
1/5/1955Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
9/16/1955Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
9/5/1990Rajya Sabha approves the Prasar Bharati Bill rejecting by voice vote three motions moved by the Congress(I) to refer the Bill to a joint select committee.
8/20/1969Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India.
12/4/2000India deports TULF functionary-turned LTTE supporter M.K. Eelavendhan, a Chennai resident for over a decade.
7/15/1986Sandhya Agarwal made 190 runs in third Womens Test Cricket setting a new record in England.