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Historical Event on 8/4/1845

Pherozeshah Mehta, who published the first Hindi newspaper and one of the founders of Indian National Congress, was born in Bombay.

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11/15/1993IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.
10/2/1954Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.
6/9/2000The CBI-designated court frames charges against Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in the disproportionate assets case.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
8/13/1913Khawtin Khuma, politician, was born at Phuldungsei, Tripura.
5/11/1930Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born.
9/21/1992Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away.
6/1/1842Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali officer and litterateur, was born.
5/11/1919Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India.
12/8/1970Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.