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Historical Event on 2/10/1979

Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1905Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
6/14/1992Tin Bigha activists lathi-charged in the Tin Bigha corridor in Coochbehar.
4/27/2000Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
9/29/1999Jaswant Singh, External Affairs Minister, meet his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz meet at the SAARC ministerial meeting.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.
6/18/1926Bhishma Singh Chauhan, great author, was born at Naglajula (U.P).
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
7/17/1979Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.
8/15/1979Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies.