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Historical Event on 5/7/1973
The foundation stone was laid of Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1986 | Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced. |
| 2/22/1845 | Serampore of Hooghly district and Balasore cities from Dutch purchased East Indian Company. |
| 4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
| 10/31/1997 | Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai. |
| 6/7/1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles. |
| 5/18/1988 | The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs. |
| 11/24/1999 | The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off. |
| 5/6/1971 | India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war. |
| 1/28/1895 | Shankarrao Dattatray Dev, veteran Congress leader, Gandhian and Sarvoday leader, was born. |
| 8/12/1928 | The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors. |
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