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Historical Event on 6/4/1987
A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/28/1999 | The Vajpayee Government seeks support on major economic issues during the winter session at Parliament. |
| 3/21/1976 | The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government. |
| 6/1/1998 | Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre. |
| 9/22/1931 | Gandhi meets Charlie Chaplin in London. |
| 8/18/1969 | Humayun Kabir, great politician, died. |
| 8/18/1969 | Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan. |
| 2/3/1954 | More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad. |
| 7/17/1996 | All 47 ministers in Madhya Pradesh submit resignations to CM Digvijay Singh. |
| 3/24/1984 | Dilraj Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada. |
| 12/20/1978 | Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment. |
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