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Historical Event on 4/2/1970

Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
1/9/1995Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election.
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
9/15/1965President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities.
9/27/1993Daily newspaper of Marathi Language ""Samna"" started its publication at Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad).
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
5/18/1933Gandhiji commences at noon 21 days' fast for self-purification; released unconditionally at 9 p.m.
7/16/1992Amar Varma, Hindi author, producer and director, died.
5/7/1994Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55.