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Historical Event on 4/2/1970

Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1932Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.
1/10/1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.
8/10/1905Sundarji Gokuldas Betard, modern Gujrathi poet, was born.
1/22/1973Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
5/20/1991General Election (10th) of India begins.
2/25/1993113 MPs arrested and Murali Manohar Joshi injured in police action.
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
12/8/1992World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'.