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Historical Event on 12/31/1984

Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/25/1976India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt.
3/27/1845Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and first nobel prize winner, was born at Lennep, Germany.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
4/12/1942Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi.
6/15/1953Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.
7/4/1933Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment.
9/5/1918Ratanji Jamshetji Tata, famous Indian industrialist and social reformer, died.
11/11/1996A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500.
6/11/1931Purushottam Vishnu Behre, great editor, story and novel writer, was born.
6/29/1757Mir Zafar was installed on the throne as the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orrisa from Murshidabad.