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Historical Event on 4/3/1926
Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/5/1890 | Kishorlal Ghanshyamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, was born. |
6/11/1907 | Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat . |
5/7/1990 | Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas. |
2/24/1957 | General Election ( 2nd) of India begins. |
6/4/1955 | Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated. |
8/8/1967 | Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha. |
7/18/1908 | Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay. |
10/17/1817 | Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of modern India, was born in Delhi. |
2/6/1966 | Madurai Kamraj University established. |
2/16/1944 | Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory. |
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