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Historical Event on 4/8/1953
Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/1/1958 | Metric System of weights was introduced in India. |
| 7/13/1905 | Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods. |
| 5/1/1946 | Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India. |
| 9/21/1954 | Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet. |
| 10/6/1999 | The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu. |
| 5/12/1993 | Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away. |
| 11/2/1992 | Nine Maharashtra ministers resign. |
| 8/1/1958 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave. |
| 12/21/1788 | Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
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