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Historical Event on 8/4/1845
Pherozeshah Mehta, who published the first Hindi newspaper and one of the founders of Indian National Congress, was born in Bombay.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/24/1977 | Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India. |
11/7/1966 | Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives. |
3/30/1913 | B. S. Soman, first Admiral of India, was born. |
9/4/1987 | Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan. |
9/26/1992 | Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent. |
7/18/1993 | Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died. |
11/16/1913 | Agnihotri Ambadas Shankar, journalist and litterateur, was born. |
8/12/1905 | Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British. |
5/23/1996 | Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha. |
5/23/1996 | Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11. |
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