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Historical Event on 4/2/1970

Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/19/1966Shiv Sena was established.
9/14/1992S. A. Banerjee, cricketer who played one Test for India in 1948 without scoring any runs but took 5 wkts, died.
5/12/1915Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces.
8/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
2/9/1757In a treaty between Lord Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, Clive was authorised to safe guard (Killa Bandi) and open mint at Calcutta. Nawab had paid compensation to British Army.
3/3/1978Origin of Saka Era (India).
9/18/1867Ganganendranath Tagore, great painter, patriot and artist, was born in Calcutta.
1/5/1990Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
6/1/1996H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in.