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Historical Event on 1/2/1990

Capt. Nivedita Bhasin, 26, becomes the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1965Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started.
1/18/1999Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna.
4/22/1993Air India engineers call off their 56-day-old strike.
4/3/1994Bhanu Prakash Singh,Goa Governor, resigns.
8/17/199220 members of the Janata Dal led by Ajit Singh break away from the parent body seeking separate seats in the Lok Sabha.
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
6/23/1997Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange.
9/10/1977The Planning Commission decides to introduce the Rolling Plan concept.
12/6/2000The Supreme Court gives a clean chit to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao upholding the trial court's order, and discharging him and former Union Minister K.K. Tewary from the 'St.Kitts forgery case'.
4/6/2000The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel.