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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 |
| 7/18/1634 | Joannes Camphuys, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), was born. |
| 4/24/1973 | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, cricketer (prodigy at 16, Indian capt at 23), was born in Bombay. |
| 6/9/1992 | Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP. |
| 6/17/1991 | Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies. |
| 7/21/1883 | Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta. |
| 7/27/1887 | Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born. |
| 5/1/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men. |
| 9/25/1990 | Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old. |
| 10/2/1951 | Dr. Shyamprasad Mukharjee established Bhartiya JanSangh Party. |
| 8/7/1986 | Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram. |
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