New York Indian Community - NewYorkindian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 4/8/1973

India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1799Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
8/21/2000Uma Bharti, the sanyasin Member of Parliament of the BJP, resigns from the Lok Sabha and the party's national executive comittee.
2/1/1992Mohan Choty, comedy film actor, passed away.
4/6/1664Abraham Shipmen died without taking charge of Bombay Islands from Portuguese.
5/17/2000The Union Cabinet clears a proposal for setting up a new appellate tribunal for foreign exchange following the repeal of the FERA and the enactment of FEMA in its place.
12/23/1902Chaudhary Charan Singh was born at Noopur village in Hapur Tehsil near Meerut. He was a freedom fighter and had done many deeds for upliftment of Agriculture in India. He was the Prime Minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
10/17/1997Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab.