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Historical Event on 2/4/1990

Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1999Dr. Shankar K. Pal of the Indian Statistical Institute selected for the G.D. Birla Award for 1999.
10/20/1961B. S. Guha, famous human scientist, died.
9/15/1860M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too.
11/3/1988Indian armed forces mounted special operations to help the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives and dealt with the 150 sea-borne invaders who stormed Maldivian Capital, Male and soughted to overthrow the democratically elected Government of the Maldives.
3/14/1992NTR expels Upendra and six others from Telegu Desam Party.
7/31/1993Transport operators begin nation-wide strike.
5/14/1657Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort.
3/10/1998B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker.
9/3/1999India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.
1/14/1761The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony.