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Historical Event on 1/20/1972
Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/24/1897 | Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat. |
7/1/1984 | Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101. |
6/4/1997 | Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service. |
7/3/1936 | Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling during Cambridge U vs MCC match. |
6/1/1997 | Ghulam Rasool Wani, National Conference leader, kidnapped and shot dead by militants at Kaskot in Doda district, Jammu. |
5/31/1926 | Probir ""Khokhan"" Sen, cricket wicket-keeper (India in late 40's/early 50's), was born. |
2/18/1918 | Gopal Krishna Adig, modern Kannad poet, was born. |
10/30/1996 | ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate. |
8/25/1992 | Veerappa Moily, Karnataka minister, stripped of Education portfolio. |
4/7/1929 | England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India. |
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