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Historical Event on 7/4/1986

Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1939Apoorva Kumar Sengupta, cricketer (1959 Test - India vs WI, without distinction), was born in Lucknow.
12/31/1802Peshwa Baji Rao-II, after being defeated by Yashwant Rao Holkar, signed the treaty of Subsidiary Allowance and accepted security of British Government.
9/23/1965The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
10/26/1928R.S.Das, a law member of the Viceroy's council, died in Calcutta.
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.
5/19/1953State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development.
11/13/1780Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
6/16/1893Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar, social worker and industrialist, was born at Athikkadu Thekkur in Tamil Nadu.