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Historical Event on 5/4/1993

Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1997NHRC recommends to Central Government measures to prevent government servants from employing children below 14 as domestic servants.
10/18/1992Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
10/24/1991Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years.
10/23/1999V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, tops the list of star witnesses in Bofors case.
10/31/1875Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat. He was also the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. His father had served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi against Britishers.
1/8/1895Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar, freedom fighter, pioneer of the labour movement in India and President of All India Trade Union Congress, was born at Rui village, district Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
7/13/1912Shriman Narayan, educationist, administrator and diplomat, was born in Etawah, U.P.
10/3/1999India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore.
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.
12/7/1856First Hindu widow married officially.