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Historical Event on 4/8/1894
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/8/1894 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
| 9/9/1850 | Bhartendu Harish Chander, father of modern Hindi literature, poet and dramatist, was born. |
| 1/1/1934 | Raju V. Vikram, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1984-87, was born at Karnataka. |
| 5/14/1976 | Pakistan and India agree to resume diplomatic ties. |
| 6/23/1761 | Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June. |
| 10/2/1979 | Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched. |
| 5/12/1949 | S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US. |
| 5/15/1958 | Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi. |
| 10/3/1996 | Second phase of UP polling. |
| 11/7/2000 | Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament. |
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