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Historical Event on 1/4/1909
Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/4/1993 | Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila. |
| 10/29/1929 | Vyankat Chalaiyya Manipalli Narayan Chalaiyya, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born. |
| 1/2/1997 | Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara. |
| 3/14/1998 | Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri. |
| 11/19/2000 | Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, agriculture scientist, gets the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 1999. |
| 8/23/1995 | First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta. |
| 8/8/1991 | India and Soviet Union extend their treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation for 20 more years. |
| 7/12/1993 | West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died. |
| 5/24/1990 | Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu. |
| 8/20/1997 | Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate. |
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