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Historical Event on 4/5/1961

Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in New Delhi by Indian Government for allopathic drugs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1976The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
12/7/1995Indian, UN Mission in Bosnia & Herzegovina begin (UNMIBH - Dec 95 To Till Date).
7/9/1875The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.
7/8/1999The bodies of 12 soldiers, who martyred in Kargil battle, were brought to New Delhi. So far 321 soldiers were killed and 476 wounded in operation Vijay.
6/3/1993K N Venkatasubramanian,IOC Chairman, suspended for leaking information about oil purchase plans to international dealers.
8/4/1845Pherozeshah Mehta, who published the first Hindi newspaper and one of the founders of Indian National Congress, was born in Bombay.
2/14/1807Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
12/14/1999India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.
8/10/1986Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune.
11/22/1989General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states.