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Historical Event on 4/1/1993

National Aeronautical Laboratory becomes National Aerospace Laboratories.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1940Dilip Narayan Sardesai, cricketer (high scoring Indian batsman of sixties), was born in Margao, Goa. He has received Arjun Award (1970).
7/16/1997Kamal Hassan gets best actor award for ''Indian'' while Tabu bags best actress award for ''Maachis''.
11/25/1987India all out for 75 vs West Indies at Delhi. Patterson took 5-24.
8/17/1944Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
8/7/1982Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.