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Historical Event on 2/4/1990
Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/15/1969 | Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa. |
| 7/17/1976 | Mudliyar A. Ramaswami, Padmabhushan awardee, politician and industrialist, passed away. |
| 4/4/1990 | MI-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35, thus becoming a dedicated Attack Helicopter unit of the IAF. |
| 6/18/1956 | New Hindu Succession Act was passed. |
| 10/12/1997 | Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore |
| 5/14/1956 | Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957. |
| 12/30/1935 | Lord Reading, former Viceroy and Governor General of India, died at the age of 76 at UK. |
| 12/30/1935 | Taimurlang passed away. |
| 7/28/1994 | Uproar in Parliament over the Government's rejection of JPC report. |
| 4/14/1944 | Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food. |
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