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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
9/17/1950Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel.
9/22/1979Maulana Abdul Ali Moudoodi aka Syed Abul A'la Maududi Chishti, founder leader of the Jamait- E- Islam, died in USA, he had taken pakistani citizenship.
10/22/1912Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits.
5/9/1866Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
4/26/1926Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943).
1/19/1987Narain Dutt Ojha made some sort of a record at the residence of the Chief Justice of India when he was sworn in as a Judge of Supreme Court at 10.00 p.m.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
6/13/1998India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad.
3/17/19674th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed.