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Historical Event on 7/10/1984

White Paper on Punjab released by Union Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1964Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India.
2/16/1905Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
6/2/1908Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case.
10/28/1997Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31.
4/16/1976The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.
10/22/1796Sawai Madhav Rao Peshwa II committed suicide by jumping from the terrace.
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
12/5/1999The Union Home Ministry ask Intelligence Bureau (IB) to conduct an inquiry against IB officials in ISRO spy case.
5/17/1992Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.
10/22/1962Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.