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Historical Event on 4/3/1926
Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/16/1945 | Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away. |
| 5/23/1995 | TADA expires and new Anti-Terrorists Activities Law proposed. Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 1995, voting put off; Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 1995. |
| 4/7/1935 | Shankar Abaji Bhise, famous Indian scientist, died. |
| 1/1/1944 | Sir Edwin Lutyens, the Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, died. |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
| 11/2/1885 | Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first great Marathi musical drama playwright, died. |
| 7/8/1914 | Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born. |
| 2/5/1949 | Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed. |
| 9/24/1934 | Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai. |
| 11/5/1999 | Malcom Marshall, legendary West Indian fast bowler, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after battling colon cancer for over six months. |
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