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Historical Event on 4/5/1848

Satara kingdom came to end.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
3/9/1997Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years.
6/26/1955Poland and India affirm Panchsheel.
11/21/1947First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
9/13/1997Grieving India lays to rest Mother Teresa in state funeral in Calcutta in which pomp and splendour is combined with religious rites.
8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.
4/20/1997Sheri Bamboat and Hamshad Bamboat win National sea-bird sailing title.
7/22/1998Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi.
2/28/1835Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.