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Historical Event on 4/7/1962
Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/4/1912 | Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born. |
| 8/1/1879 | Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar, famous litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 7/7/1896 | The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil. |
| 2/8/1785 | Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left India. |
| 2/3/1954 | Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi. |
| 1/12/1946 | De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above. |
| 12/4/1910 | Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born. |
| 12/23/1900 | Kalicharan Patnaik, famous Orria dramatist, poet and journalist, was born. |
| 4/2/1997 | A division bench of Mumbai High Court holds that a married woman of a joint Hindu family can stake a claim to her father's property. |
| 8/14/1993 | 15 bus passengers massacred in J&K. |
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