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Historical Event on 7/4/1995

Rajan Pillai, business tycoon and biscuit king of India, who was convicted by a Singapore court for multi-million dollar fraud, was arrested in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1996Unofficial estimates put black money in the country at Rs. 70,000 crore, i.e. 6\% of GDP.
10/17/1979Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.
7/21/1906W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.
7/21/1906Chandbibi made treaty with Murad and gave 'Varhad' area to Mughals.
6/3/1992M. N. Goiporia, SBI Chairman, asked to go on leave following security scam.
7/15/1969Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. After retirement he was appointed as the Ambassador in Switzerland.
3/9/1961Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.
2/6/1827Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years.
5/27/1906Gandhiji writes to his brother Lakshimidas, stating his disinterestedness in worldly possessions.
1/5/1995Jitendra Prasad succeeds N.D. Tiwari as UPCC-I chief.