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Historical Event on 1/1/1972

Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1628Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
2/2/1952India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras.
4/27/1993A national credit fund for women called the 'Rashtriya Mahila Kosh' set up.
9/7/1995Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar.
8/20/1955Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists.
11/24/1999India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
2/28/1997The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11.
9/28/1984First floodlights lit ODI between India and Australia held outside of Australia at New Delhi.
7/2/2000At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar.