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Historical Event on 4/8/1973
India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1957 | National Book Trust inaugurated. |
| 6/24/1869 | Hari Chapekar Damodar was born virtually. He was the first terrorist of India. |
| 4/1/1998 | Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000. |
| 6/6/1935 | Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born. |
| 7/24/1997 | Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities. |
| 1/30/1997 | Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed. |
| 3/16/1993 | Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers. |
| 6/28/1995 | Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers. |
| 8/20/1909 | Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar. |
| 1/4/1889 | Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born. |
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