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Historical Event on 8/7/1990
Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/15/1902 | Judge K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 5/13/1952 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru again becomes the Prime Minister of India and forms a new union ministry. |
| 4/1/1985 | Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture was established during the 7th Plan period. The Institute started functioning independently since April 1987. The Headquarters of the Institute are located in Chennai with field and farm facilities at Muttukadu and three Research Centres at Kakdwip(West Bengal), Puri(Orissa) and Narakkal (Kerala). |
| 3/2/1933 | Anandji, famous music director, was born. |
| 1/14/1948 | First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published. |
| 1/1/1900 | Sathya Sai Baba was born |
| 1/1/1900 | Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born. |
| 8/8/1932 | Dada Kondke, famous Marathi actor, was born. |
| 1/29/1997 | Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai. |
| 2/13/1969 | Subroto Tara Banerjee, cricketer (Indian quickie & Dennis Lillee protegee), was born in Patna. |
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