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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
10/30/1994Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died.
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
11/9/1841Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born.
7/12/1823First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
2/1/1994ONGC becomes a Public Limited Company.
9/23/1903Yusuf Meherali, freedom fighter and socialist, was born.
12/11/1687Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.
11/10/1901Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.
5/17/1916Gurusiddappa Sivappa, great industrialist, was born at Bangalore.