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Historical Event on 9/4/1862

Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1968Indian born Har Govind Khorana receives the Nobel Price for medicine and physiology.
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1/28/1999Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala.
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7/17/1997K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.
8/25/1997Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational.
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