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Historical Event on 04/07/1541
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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/23/1946 | Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, exchanging its Spitfire Vllls for Mk XlVs in October and arriving in Japan aboard HMS vengence. |
| 9/30/1990 | Former Dy PM Devilal submits his letter of resignation. |
| 10/19/1974 | T. S. Rajamanikkam Pillai, famous Tamil stage artist, died. |
| 10/2/1969 | Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country. |
| 1/3/1880 | Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started. |
| 9/12/1961 | Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died. |
| 2/25/1897 | Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born. |
| 8/18/1920 | Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding. |
| 6/20/1979 | Renedy Singh, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Manipur. |
| 1/5/1990 | Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team. |
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