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Historical Event on 4/4/1889
Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer, Hindi litterateur and President of All India, was born in Babai village, Madhya Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/9/1969 | Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 9/14/1953 | Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul. |
| 6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
| 10/9/1877 | Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, great freedom fighter, social reformer, educationist, poet, author, lawyer of modern Orrisa, was born in Puri District, Orissa. |
| 7/14/1994 | Veerappan, Sandalwood smuggler, declared 'proclaimed offender'. |
| 2/14/1891 | Stephen Smith, greatest pioneer of air borne mail, was born at Strawberry Hill, Shillong, Assam. |
| 6/6/1890 | Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born. |
| 6/6/1890 | Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born. |
| 6/20/1897 | Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born. |
| 12/15/1859 | S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born. |
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