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Historical Event on 1/2/1992

Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
10/17/1996President's rule reimposed in U.P.
10/17/1999Chiranjeev Milkha Singh won the Lexus International Golf tournament in Bangkok.
3/18/1944Azad Hind Fauj entered India (Japanese army) from the border of Burma and invaded north eastern India.
5/22/1963Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.
5/22/1963Firuz Shah captured the throne of Delhi and Sultan Jalal'ud-din Khalji called himself.
10/18/1927Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay.
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.
8/12/1928The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.