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Historical Event on 1/20/1972

Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.
6/2/1975Devendra Mohan Bose, famous Scientist of Physics, passed away.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
4/18/1959Premier Chou En-lai insists Tibetan Dalai Lama was abducted to India.
3/3/1989Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.
1/6/1987An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi.
9/29/1977India and Bangladesh signed settlement for distributing Ganga river water.
6/30/1997Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.
6/10/1900Jayantnath Chaudhary, former General of Indian Army General, was born.