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Historical Event on 7/4/1997
Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/26/1886 | Godavarish Mishra, famous Orria poet, playwright and patriot, was born. |
| 9/12/1899 | T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born. |
| 9/7/1931 | Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 6/26/1888 | Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani. |
| 2/11/1933 | First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi. |
| 4/16/1958 | Raghuram Adwai Bhat, great Indian left-arm spinner 1983-84, was born at Mangalore. |
| 9/10/1999 | Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency. |
| 12/15/1951 | Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched. |
| 6/11/1998 | Chetak helicopter of IAF rescued a Border Security Force Jawan stuck waist deep in quicksand. |
| 4/19/1981 | Indira Gandhi,Prime Minister, inaugurated `Maharashtra Vidhanbhavan'. |
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