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Historical Event on 4/10/1997

Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1613Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth.
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
2/28/1919Sunderlal Khurana, great politician and journalist, was born.
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
6/14/1961Sir Karyamanikkam Shrinivas Krishnan died.
11/12/1929First Maharastrian Governor Shripad Balwant Tambe was appointed as Governor of Nagpur.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
11/7/1998Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas.
11/2/1999The Delhi HC dismisses a plea against Sonia Gandhi seeking deletion of her name from the register of Indian citizenship.
1/6/1980In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.