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Historical Event on 7/5/1990

G. C. Saxena, J&K Governor, promulgates J&K Disturbed Areas Act, 1990, declaring several districts as disturbed area.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1898Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
12/1/1900Chidambaranar Thiru Thamizaringar, great author, journalist and homeopath, was born at Sirukadambur, Tamil Nadu.
7/10/1924Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73.
3/5/1995Jalal Aga, famous comedian and character artist, passed away.
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.
9/26/1932Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born.
3/26/1990Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.
7/15/1979Morarji Desai resigns as PM. Jagjivan Ram elected Janata Parliamentary party leader.
2/19/1919Arvind Gokhle, great Marathi story writer, was born.
2/1/1968United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi.