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Historical Event on 2/10/1979

Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1992M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.
6/15/1990Punjab Government returned gold and other valuables seized from Golden Temple during the 1984 Blue Star operation to SGPC.
6/15/1990Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away.
3/26/1990Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.
3/9/1650Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away.
1/4/1931Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement.
12/25/1861Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, freedom fighter and founder of Banaras Hindu University, was born at Allahabad.
8/2/1858British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
9/29/2000A special court convicted former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his then cabinet colleague Buta Singh in the JMM MPs' bribery case. Nine others got benefit of doubt.