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Historical Event on 1/1/1992

Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/5/1962Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day.
3/25/1905Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born.
12/27/1931150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
10/24/2000Sitaram Kesri (81), former Congress President, died at the AIIMS in New Delhi.
4/20/1989Launching of IRBM `Agni' fails.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
8/17/1944Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
7/25/1955Indian Government declared in Lok Sabha that Portuguese's were asked to close their offices in New Delhi.
4/16/1992Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls.