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Historical Event on 8/1/1990
Devi Lal, Dy. PM, dropped from Union Cabinet following wild charges he made against colleagues in an interview with the 'Illustrated Weekly'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/17/1997 | Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died. |
| 7/25/1961 | Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961. |
| 8/19/1994 | Rupee made fully convertible on current account. |
| 6/1/1944 | M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 12/5/1951 | Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away. |
| 3/31/1997 | Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions. |
| 12/6/1971 | US bars aid to India for aggression against Pakistan. |
| 11/24/1924 | Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, famous political cartoonist, was born. |
| 5/23/1975 | P. S. Bapat, victoria cross winner Lieutenant General, passed away. |
| 12/14/1895 | George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born. |
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