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Historical Event on 4/8/1973

India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/5/1981Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).
11/18/1974Telex Service started between India and Pakistan.
6/2/2000Justice A. M. Ahmadi, former Chief Justice of India, appointed Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award.
10/21/1858Ramabai Dongre Medhavi, great social reformer, was born.
4/9/1954India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
12/12/1971All the facilities and pocket money provided to the former kings were cancelled by the Indian Parliament.
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.
7/5/1994Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award.
5/17/1873Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.
7/20/1990Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully.