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Historical Event on 5/4/1849

Jyotirindranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur and poet, was born.

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2/24/1946Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police.
7/15/1920Earthquake in Delhi.
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11/14/1967Kanakaiya Nayudu Colonel Cottari , cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), passed away at Indore.
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4/2/1942Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips.
4/23/1959Peking Radio reports say that Chinese troops defeated rebels in south-eastern Tibet and have closed Tibet's borders with India and Burma.
12/16/1997Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own.
7/15/1993JD (A)'s Ajit Singh pegs his group's support to government on PM's appearance before the JPC.