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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
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Saint Francis Xavier, Jesuit priest, Spanish missionary teaching in India and Japan, was born in the Spanish kingdom of Navarre. |
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Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
| 4/7/1818 |
British Government imposed 'State Prisoners Regulation III -1818' for detention and deportion of political prisoners and revolutionaries without any trial. This black act was in force till 1947 when India got independence. |
| 4/7/1920 |
Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India. |
| 4/7/1929 |
England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India. |
| 4/7/1934 |
Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India. |
| 4/7/1935 |
Shankar Abaji Bhise, famous Indian scientist, died. |
| 4/7/1938 |
Kashiram Chhabildas Rana was born in Surat (Gujarat). |
| 4/7/1942 |
Anandshankar Bapubhai Dhruv, famous Gujarati expert, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of a monthly magzine, died. |
| 4/7/1962 |
Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes. |
| 4/7/1986 |
Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa. |
| 4/7/1987 |
In a case filed by Saira Banu of Kerela, Supreme Court held that all wives, including Muslim women, whose husbands have either married again or taken a mistress are entitled to maintenance. |
| 4/7/1993 |
Narsimha Rao,PM, arrives in Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand. |
| 4/7/1997 |
Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan finalise preparations for a new trade bloc called 'Growth Quadrangle'. |
| 4/7/1997 |
NAM foreign ministers two-day conference begins in New Delhi. |
| 4/7/1998 |
Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India. |
| 4/7/2000 |
The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/6/2000 | Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1. |
| 11/23/1908 | Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born. |
| 6/24/1869 | Hari Chapekar Damodar was born virtually. He was the first terrorist of India. |
| 9/21/1938 | Prof. Raghuveer Singh Rathore, Cricket Test umpire for one test in 1990-91, was born in Rajasthan. |
| 9/3/1992 | Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court. |
| 9/23/1863 | Rao Tularam Singh Yadav, freedom fighter, was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero. |
| 7/25/1992 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997. |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) |
| 3/20/1952 | Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born. |
| 12/4/1977 | Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born. |
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