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Historical Event on 2/4/1938

Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/20/1954Panchsheel agreement between China and India.
1/31/1976Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
1/1/1903Sen also produced the first publicity films of India--""Jaba Kusum Hair Oil'' and ''Edward's Anti-malaria Specific''. He also filmed the celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII at Calcutta.
2/21/1979Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.
9/16/1997General Manager of Tata Tea remanded to judicial custody on charges of abetting and aiding ULFA.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
5/6/199712 persons killed and eight seriously injured in two blasts in east Delhi.
10/24/1991Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years.
8/30/1773Narayan Rao Peshwa was murdered by his uncle Raghunath Rao, also called Raghoba, who then proclaimed himself the Peshwa.