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Historical Event on 4/1/1990

Gold Control Act was withdrawn.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/11/1999Centre removes the West Bengal Governor A. R. Kidwai. The Arunachal Pradesh Governor Mata Prasad had also been asked to step down.
12/25/1994Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.
5/14/1994LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
8/11/1908Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
10/24/1966Yugoslavia, UAR call on the US at New Delhi to stop bombing of North Vietnam.
4/25/1998India protests against Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at the first SAARC Information Ministers conference in Dhaka.
10/2/1911Ambat Menon, great educationist, was born at Chittore, Kerala .
1/14/1994Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
11/11/1866Patthe Bapurao (Shridhar Krishna Kulkarni), famous poet Shahir, was born.
2/3/1969Thiru Conjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai ""Anna"", a great patriot, writer, editor, orator, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the commencer of Dravid Movement, passed away. He was the key person in formation of Anna Dramuk Party.