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Historical Event on 4/1/1973

India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
5/19/1990S. R. Bommai unanimously elected President of JD.
11/10/1968Tukdoji Maharaj, modern social reformer, saint and poet, died in his ashram at Mozri in district Amravati.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
6/1/1998Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre.
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
6/2/1965The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India).
2/3/1921The Evens Report on Indian Cinema 1921' was tabled before the Govt. on February 3.
6/18/1997E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican.