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Historical Event on 4/8/1923

Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
7/21/1935Establishment 'Mumabi Marathi Sahitya Sangh'.
7/5/1917'Hindumashinary Society' was established by Gajanan Bhaskar Vaidya.
7/5/1917Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.
4/27/1705Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera.
9/27/2000The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100.
8/10/1927Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu, first Indian astronomer, litterateur and Urdu poet, was born at Madras.
7/15/1997Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
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