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Historical Event on 1/4/1924

Vidyadhar Gokhle, editor, playwright and politician, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/8/1998Sani Abacha, 54, Nigerian President, died in Abuja of heart attack.
6/17/1917Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba started living at Hriday Kunj in Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.
12/15/1675Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.
2/6/1996Supreme Court upholds election of CPI (M) leader O. Bharathan to Kerala Assembly from Edakkad (91).
12/28/1932Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi.
5/8/1725John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle.
7/22/1956Quake shatters town of Anjar; claiming 117 lives, 800 people were missing.
10/11/1962Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives.
2/1/1827Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club.
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.