27 May 1964Death of Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru dies in office after serving as India's first Prime Minister for nearly seventeen years.
Historical records for India in 1964, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Jawaharlal Nehru dies in office after serving as India's first Prime Minister for nearly seventeen years.
Death of Jawaharlal Nehru
After Nehru's death, Gulzarilal Nanda temporarily heads the Union government until Congress chooses a permanent successor.
Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes Prime Minister of India.
Kumar Patel develops the high-power continuous-wave carbon dioxide laser after earlier demonstrating laser action in carbon dioxide.
Jayant Narlikar and Fred Hoyle publish a new Machian theory of gravitation based on direct particle interactions.
After Nehrus death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehrus iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri
After Nehrus death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehrus iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indira Gandhi joins the Union cabinet as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
After Nehrus death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehrus iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri
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