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Historical Event on 1/1/1974

This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1799Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799).
6/24/1991Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu.
8/12/1997Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
7/10/1998India says it wont sign the CTBT unconditionally and invites Pakistan to join in disarmament efforts.
9/2/1946Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Undivided india, against Partition.
1/21/1980Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala.
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
10/16/1997Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).