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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
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
12/20/1686After clashes with Mughal soldiers, Jaub Chaarnak left Hoogly and settled in Sutnati.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
1/5/1893Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), universalist Hindu, great saint, social reformer, writer and litterateur was born at Gorakhpur. He was the renaissance founder of Self Realization Fellowship (1925) in US, author of famed 'Autobiography of a Yogi' (1946), popular book globalizing India's spiritual traditions.
1/5/1893Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.
1/21/1970Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
3/16/1995World's best 7th wkt stand of 461 runs by Bhupinder Singh Jr. & P. Dharmani.
10/17/1999Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang.
8/25/1997Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational.