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Historical Event on 4/8/1953

Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
5/5/1972Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away.
7/8/1988More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala.
3/10/2000Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.
3/10/2000Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born.
2/22/1977Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled.
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.
1/16/1818The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.