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Historical Event on 4/4/1858
Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/17/1909 | Bejoy Kumar Sinha, journalist and social worker, was born at Kanpur. |
| 11/15/1989 | Test debut of Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Yunus at Karachi. |
| 2/18/1988 | Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 9/5/1997 | Mother Teresa, founder of Missionaries of Charity who was awarded with Nobel Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna, died at the age of 87 due to heart attack late in the evening around 9:30 pm in Calcutta. |
| 7/23/1923 | Navinchandra Chimanlal Pandya, great educationist, was born at Prantij, Ahmedabad. |
| 7/3/1991 | Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996. |
| 12/1/1921 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail. |
| 6/20/1995 | B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1). |
| 11/11/1921 | Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence. |
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