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Historical Event on 4/7/1987
In a case filed by Saira Banu of Kerela, Supreme Court held that all wives, including Muslim women, whose husbands have either married again or taken a mistress are entitled to maintenance.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/7/1979 | Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'. |
| 4/12/1799 | The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine. |
| 5/7/1973 | The foundation stone was laid of Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh. |
| 4/4/1996 | Supreme Court rules that political parties without audited accounts cannot take advantage of an election law that exempts tax expenditure on candidates. |
| 2/11/1980 | Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away. |
| 2/23/1993 | India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England. |
| 8/17/1909 | Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka. |
| 5/19/1953 | State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development. |
| 3/4/1997 | Govt. not to print Re. 1 , Rs. 2 & Rs. 5 currency notes any more, as these three denominations have been coinised. |
| 6/29/1873 | Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died. |
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