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Historical Event on 4/10/1997

Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/15/1992BSE closed.
12/25/1991Ajit Singh expelled from the JD.
11/14/1993Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, who quit JD, joins BJP.
8/6/1998SriKrishna Commission report was tabled by the Maharashtra government. It was rejected by the ruling alliance whom it heavily indicted.
5/9/1933Gandhiji announced suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement for six weeks and called on the Government to withdraw its Ordinances.
2/14/1901King Edward VII open's his first parliament.
2/28/1937Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar discovers the white dwarf maximum mass limit.
9/6/1903Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.
10/1/1997Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence
6/23/2000Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..