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Historical Event on 4/10/1997

Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1997Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively.
12/3/1999Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy.
10/9/2000The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle.
6/14/1929Jatindra Nath Das was arrested in Calcutta.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
5/5/1929Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini.
2/4/1973India's then biggest commercial ship merchant fleet 88,000 DWT super tanker ""Jawaharlal Nehru"" commenced its services for the Nation.
2/8/1959The Report of the Committee of Parliament constituted under Article 344 (4) of the constitution was submitted to the President.
11/15/1992At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.