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Historical Event on 4/8/1925
Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/16/1994 | Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away. |
| 9/10/1996 | Central Ethical Committee of ICMR on Human Research, constituted under the Chairmanship of Justice (Retired) M.N. Venkatachaliah, held its first meeting. Several sub committees were constituted to address specific topics viz. Epidemiological Research, Clinical Evaluation of Products to be Used on Humans, Organ Transplantation; Human Genetics, etc. |
| 1/1/1992 | Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country. |
| 6/9/1998 | The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar. |
| 6/28/1975 | Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions. |
| 3/23/1910 | Dr. Ram Manohar Hiralal Lohia also known as ""Dauntless Dr. Lohia"", freedom fighter and socialist leader, was born at Akbarpur, district Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. He had founded Praja Socialist Party in 1952. |
| 9/14/1933 | Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India. |
| 9/14/1933 | Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya Devji alias Gaurang, Vishwambhar Mishra, Vaishnav Saint of Bengal, was born at Nabadwip in Bengal. |
| 4/13/1940 | Najma Heptulla, Vice President of Rajya Sabha, was born. |
| 1/1/1664 | Shivaji marched towards Surat. |
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