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Historical Event on 1/4/1958

Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.
8/10/1995Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away.
7/8/199733 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab.
4/19/1993Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle.
2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
1/8/1993FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500.
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
12/3/1948Surendra Pratap Singh, famous journalist and chief editor of Navbharat Times, was born.
11/19/2000Indian girls lifts Asian junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation cup under-18 championship in Hong Kong.
7/26/1975Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations.