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Historical Event on 4/1/1973
India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1980 | M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office. |
| 12/12/1721 | Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb Peshwa), third Peshwa, was born. |
| 4/30/1909 | R. Shankar, politician, journalist and former Chief Minister of Kerala, was born. |
| 7/6/1787 | Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta by Kyd on 273 acres of land. |
| 7/28/1914 | Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government. |
| 4/13/1982 | Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away. |
| 2/2/1958 | Family tradition still counts for something in Indian politics. Indira Gandhi, the only daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the granddaughter of a statesman, has been elected president of the Congress party in India. Mrs. Gandhi will be installed into her new office next Sunday, and her job is not expected to be an easy one. The Congress party has been wracked by internal dissension and has been on the verge of collapse. It is hoped that Mrs. Gandhi, who is 41, will breath some new life into the party. Most of the politicians who have been arguing about the future of their party and country are fairly old. Mrs. Gandhi, who is known for her leftist sentiments, is expected to act quickly to put her own mark on party policies. |
| 2/10/1910 | Smt. Durga Bhagwat, veteran Marathi writer, was born. |
| 2/20/2000 | Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court's order quashing charges framed against the former Chief Minister, Mr. S. Bangarappa, and directs the trial court to proceed in the corruption case. |
| 8/3/1994 | The first successful heart transplant operation was performed at the All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, by a team of doctors led by Prof. P. Venugopal (25-2-96). |
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