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Historical Event on 8/4/1931
Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/5/1944 | Gandhi-Jinnah talks break down on Pakistan issue. |
| 1/18/1998 | Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India. |
| 12/13/1999 | The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor. |
| 8/18/1872 | Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Gadgil, who provided new heights to North Indian classical music, was born at Kundanwadi at Kolhapur distrist in Maharashtra. |
| 10/26/1886 | Godavarish Mishra, famous Orria poet, playwright and patriot, was born. |
| 3/30/1929 | Weekly postal service across 5,000-miles by aeroplane started between England and India serving India, Egypt, Palestine and Iraq in London. |
| 3/12/1913 | Yashvantrao Balvantrao Chavan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 8/13/1913 | Khawtin Khuma, politician, was born at Phuldungsei, Tripura. |
| 5/28/1964 | A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader. |
| 2/5/1919 | Sitaram Kesri, veteran Congress leader, was born. |
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