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Historical Event on 8/4/1894

Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/16/1916M. S. Subalaxmi, famous classical singer and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born.
12/4/1998Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions.
4/5/1961Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in New Delhi by Indian Government for allopathic drugs.
9/10/1976An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 aeroplane was hijacked for the second time and taken to Lahore, Pakistan.
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
4/5/1919India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes.
4/30/1863Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet.
1/22/1858Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death.
3/22/1933M.V.Nagendra, cricket test umpire for 11 tests from 1963-77, was born at Karnataka.
12/10/1905Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis.