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Historical Event on 4/10/1997

Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1996Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away.
5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
1/12/1966Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away.
5/21/1855Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.
11/18/1994Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years.
6/4/1997Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.
5/25/1937Munshi Ajmeri passed away.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
7/1/1962Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away.