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Historical Event on 4/1/1973
India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/22/1998 | Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra. |
| 8/6/1920 | Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave. |
| 10/17/1994 | Kapil Dev's last one-day international vs West Indies. |
| 4/6/1966 | Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone). |
| 8/15/1990 | India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile. |
| 1/30/1996 | Mob ransacks Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bangalore. |
| 10/29/1997 | P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister, says Indian rupee will be made fully and freely convertible by year 2000. |
| 4/7/1929 | England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India. |
| 7/28/1921 | Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India. |
| 6/6/1907 | John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares ""it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances"". |
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