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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 |
| 5/7/1985 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards. |
| 9/26/1979 | Charan Singh launches a new party called the Lok Dal. |
| 4/16/1996 | Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days). |
| 4/1/1957 | Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa. |
| 9/1/1887 | Karmveer Bhaurao Paygaunda Patil, educationist, social reformer and founder of 'Rayat Educational Institute', was born. |
| 4/15/1992 | D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away. |
| 10/19/1921 | Pandurangshastri Athvle, founder of 'Swadhyay Pariwar', was born. |
| 1/6/1996 | CBI identifies two key figures - Satyanarayana Gauda and Daya Manikam Anand - in Purulia arms drop case. |
| 7/12/1932 | The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir. |
| 8/18/1700 | Bajirao I, the second peshwa, was born. |
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