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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
10/5/1890Kishorlal Ghanshyamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, was born.
6/11/1907Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat .
5/7/1990Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.
6/4/1955Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated.
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
7/18/1908Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay.
10/17/1817Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of modern India, was born in Delhi.
2/6/1966Madurai Kamraj University established.
2/16/1944Dadasaheb 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.