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Historical Event on 8/4/1906

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, was born at Chanhalag village in Sirmaur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/18/1966Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists.
9/13/1984Swami Brahmanand died. He established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960). He joined the freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement.
4/23/1795East India Company gave Warren Hastings a grant of the money and he was honourably acquitted of the charges.
8/29/1994Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away.
6/18/1917Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born.
11/18/1937Rajinder Pal, cricketer (pace bowler in one Test India v Eng, 0-22), was born in Delhi.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
5/27/1906Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day.
12/12/1964Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
10/26/1891Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.