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Historical Event on 4/2/1987
Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/14/1998 | Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai. |
| 11/9/1977 | Keshavrao Bhole, great music director, passed away. |
| 4/24/1996 | BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high. |
| 7/18/1695 | Joannes Camphuys, Governal General of Dutch-Indies, died at the age of 61. |
| 4/12/1983 | Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars. |
| 2/23/1996 | North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation inaugurated. |
| 11/27/1778 | Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon. |
| 6/11/1932 | Minu Modi, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 7/20/1905 | First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India. |
| 7/2/1926 | Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh. |
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