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Historical Event on 1/1/1974

This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1985The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff.
3/25/1989India's first super-computer X-MP-14 of US make was dedicated to the nation.
1/6/1989Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.
7/23/1956India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak.
1/3/1987Dr. Harekrishna Mehtab, former Chief Minister of Orrisa and Governer of Mumbai State, died.
11/9/1904Panchanan Maheshwari was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers with different embryological studies. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchanani
4/16/1801Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.
5/14/1914Ekanath Dattatreya Kulkarni, educationist and writer, was born at Bhaloni, Tal Pandharpur.
10/31/1990Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".