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Historical Event on 4/2/1994
Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/21/1998 | Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"". |
| 4/1/1998 | Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000. |
| 1/14/1761 | The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony. |
| 9/27/1833 | Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England. |
| 1/22/1901 | Queen Victoria (1819-1901) passed away at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, South England, after a brief illness. She had been throned for almost 64 years, which is the longest reign in British history. She had given her name to an age ""Victorian Britain"". |
| 12/10/1952 | World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India. |
| 12/21/1929 | Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore. |
| 11/16/1887 | Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born. |
| 12/21/1903 | Bhalchandra Digambar Garware, famous industrailist, was born. |
| 2/20/1846 | Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore. |
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