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Historical Event on 1/1/1988

On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1977Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party.
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
3/20/1904Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
4/17/1952First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).
9/19/1965Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China.
6/30/1928Kalyanji, famous music director, was born.
9/25/1922Shri Nath Pai, freedom fighter, Barrister and Member of Parliament, was born in Konkan region of Maharashtra.
3/3/1996Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.
3/27/199021 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage wire in Karagpur India.