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Historical Event on 1/4/1907
Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/9/1998 | Three RJD ministers in the Gujral Cabinet - Mr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Capt. Jai Narayan Nishad and Mrs. Kanti Singh - resign. |
| 8/26/1874 | Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born. |
| 10/21/2000 | Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago. |
| 2/24/1880 | Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born. |
| 4/22/2000 | Bhaktavar Lentin (72), former Judge of the Bombay High Court, died after a prolonged illness at his residence in Mumbai. |
| 2/13/1879 | Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931. |
| 1/23/1997 | Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House. |
| 2/22/1997 | India outplays Poland in the final hockey `Test' and win series 2-0. |
| 1/11/1986 | The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary. |
| 10/30/1947 | The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents. |
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