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Historical Event on 1/7/1994

Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1985Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
10/1/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
1/19/1855G. Subramaniam Iyer, active worker of Indian National Congress since its establishment, was born.
11/13/1970Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed.
1/5/2000Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament.
10/13/1781A treaty was singed between the Britishers and ruler of Gwalior, Scindia.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
10/20/1962China mounted a massive attacked in N.E.E.F.A. and Ladakh borders. Chinese army pushed Indians back. The real test of IAF airlift capability came when open warfare erupted on the Sino-lndian border, while operating to the tricky helipads in the mountains, including the operation of C-119Gs from airstrips 17,000 ft (5180m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas, and the air-lifting by An-12Bs of two troops of AMX-13 light tanks to Chushul in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 ft (4570m) above sea level.
6/6/1999Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.