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Historical Event on 4/2/1997
A division bench of Mumbai High Court holds that a married woman of a joint Hindu family can stake a claim to her father's property.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/27/1998 | Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 5/8/1990 | Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha. |
| 10/10/1964 | Gurudutt, famous film actor, died |
| 4/1/1889 | Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily. |
| 10/21/1954 | Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1. |
| 3/18/1974 | Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away. |
| 2/11/1981 | Australia all out for 83 vs India at MCG. They were chasing 143 to win. |
| 3/18/1948 | Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress. |
| 7/16/1905 | A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat. |
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