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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
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
1/27/1926Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born.
10/24/1992Narmada, World Bank sets time to correct defects.
5/11/1995In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
4/11/1999Tamil Nadu men, Railways women emerged National Volleyball League champions in Triprayar.
11/21/1961Communist China announced a cease-fire in its border war with India and said it would withdraw its troops 12 miles behind the boundary lines that existed in 1959. China said it was making the move to end the hostilities and to implement proposals it had made in October to settle the border dispute. Before the ceasefire, Chinese troops had seized the Indian headquarters at Bomdila near Tibet and were threatening the Indian state of Assam. Faced with defeat on the border and a Chinese invasion, the Indian government said it would ""respond positively"" to the Chinese offer of a ceasef
10/16/1968Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene.
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
1/16/1818The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.