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Historical Event on 4/9/1994

C. Rajeshwara Rao, 80, former General Secretary of Communist Party of India, passed away in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1913Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.
3/6/1971Test debut of Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain.
6/14/1958Dr. C.V. Raman receives the Lenin Peace Prize in Kremlin.
4/4/1999India routed China 5-0 in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round play-off in Calcutta.
2/21/1997Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai.
7/24/1999Vimala Ranadive (84), senior CPI(M) leader, died in Mumbai.
10/3/1996Second phase of UP polling.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
5/26/1885Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi playwright, comedy author and poet, was born.