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Historical Event on 7/1/1975

Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/23/1926Satya Sai Baba, Hindu universalist renaissance charismatic guru, educationalist and worker of miracles, was born.
7/20/1905First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.
8/13/1997Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.
2/19/1993German Chancellor Helmut Kohl receives the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding from the President.
1/14/1760Eyree Coote, British Army Captain, captured and surrendered Pondicherry, capitulated French General Lally.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
1/16/1997Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
9/23/1858Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died.
11/15/192116 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels.