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4 December - India on this day27 events

1661

Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi.

#crime4-December-1661
1992

RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18 \% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.

#money4-December-1992
1998

Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.

#quote#politics4-December-1998
1888

Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born.

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1894

Swami Brahmanand was born at Hamirpur district in UP. He joined freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement. He also established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960).

#birth#freedom fighter4-December-1894
1898

Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, Indian Scientist and Physicist-Philosopher, was born in Tamil Nadu.

#birth#science4-December-1898
1910

Amar Singh Ladha Nakum, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties), was born at Rajkot.

#birth#sports4-December-1910
1910

Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born.

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1910

Motilal, famous film actor, was born.

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1920

Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton), was born in Jhansi, India.

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1919

Inderkumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India, was born at Jhelum (Pakistan).

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1940

Khurshid Novrojee, freedom fighter, was arrested for not giving prior intimation to go in tribal area. She had founded Gujarat, Kathiwad and Bombay Presidency "Women Voluntary Amry".

#freedom fighter#women4-December-1940
1998

Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions.

#freedom fighter4-December-1998
1829

Britain abolished "sati" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre).

#general#women4-December-1829
1924

Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding.

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1959

Power Project was signed betwen India and Nepal, an agreement on the Gandak Irrigation.

#general4-December-1959
1999

A batch of 1,690 Indian soldiers leave for Sierra Leone to join the U.N. Mission to implement the peace accord.

#general4-December-1999
1998

Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.

#award4-December-1998
1977

Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born.

#sports4-December-1977
1982

Asian Games at Delhi concluded.

#sports4-December-1982
1993

Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.

#sports4-December-1993
1989

Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.

#politics4-December-1989
1991

Lok Sabha approves a vital bill seeking to bring sick public sector units within the purview of the BIFR.

#politics4-December-1991
1990

Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa.

#politics4-December-1990
1993

Mulayam Singh Yadav, takes over as CM of UP; Bhairon Singh Sekhawat of Congress sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.

#politics4-December-1993
1997

Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.

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1999

Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor.

#politics4-December-1999