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Historical Event on 4/5/1938
Anil Rakeshi, great poet, Hindi writer and critic, was born at Nahan (H.P.).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/12/1999 | A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 6/23/1984 | An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid. |
| 4/8/1925 | Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born. |
| 5/8/1997 | India decides to import currency notes for the first time. |
| 1/26/1972 | Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli. |
| 3/12/1942 | British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal. |
| 5/1/1940 | Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published. |
| 12/31/1929 | At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc. |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
| 1/31/2000 | All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged. |
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