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Historical Event on 4/1/1973

India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1960National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moves to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It soon becomes National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr Nilakantan invites Dr D M Rao to lead the 4 ft tunnel project.
2/9/1757In a treaty between Lord Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, Clive was authorised to safe guard (Killa Bandi) and open mint at Calcutta. Nawab had paid compensation to British Army.
12/22/1843Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish.
1/15/1977Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
12/10/1999Dara Singh, the prime accused in the killing of Australian missionary, again gives a slip to police.
10/16/1999Indian women claimed bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
12/28/1972C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died.
11/19/1991Two national commissions on women set up.