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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 |
| 6/21/1941 | Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India. |
| 10/2/1845 | First Shipping Company of India started. |
| 12/24/2000 | Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran. |
| 9/19/1936 | Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, expert in north Indian classical music, died. He was also a lawyer, professor and social reformer. |
| 10/14/1980 | S. N. Banerjee, cricketer--one Test for India and 249 runs 10th wkt stand on tour, died. |
| 1/20/1684 | Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese. |
| 4/13/1851 | Ganga Ram, great social reformer and an assistant engineer in the Public Works Department, Punjab, was born at Mangtanwala, now in Pakistan. |
| 1/16/1973 | Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976. |
| 2/11/1989 | Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away. |
| 5/4/1923 | Mrinal Sen, famous film director, was born. |
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