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Historical Event on 4/10/1901

Amiya Chakravarty, educationist, was born at Serampore in West Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1953Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated.
1/26/199647th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.
10/19/1888Namakkal Kavignar, Gandhian poet and painter, was born at Mohanur in Salem.
11/6/1910Satakopan Chandilyan Bhashyam, journalist, was born at Tirukkoilur, Madras.
1/23/1993British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
8/16/1886Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.
10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
7/17/1974J.P. Narain leads an agitation for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
4/2/1926The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.