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Historical Event on 8/4/1929
Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1947 | British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power. |
| 7/1/1947 | Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India. |
| 5/23/1995 | TADA expires and new Anti-Terrorists Activities Law proposed. Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 1995, voting put off; Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 1995. |
| 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. |
| 4/14/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi. |
| 3/28/1917 | Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa. |
| 1/15/1965 | Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras. |
| 4/10/1937 | Shridhar Vyanktesh Ketkar, creator of Maharashtra Gyankosh and Sociologist, passed away. |
| 1/31/1997 | Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996. |
| 1/23/1996 | Maharashtra govt. winds up the inquiry commission headed by Justice Srikrishna set up to probe the communal riots in Mumbai in Dec. 92-Jan. 93. |
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