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Historical Event on 9/4/1979
India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1797 | Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805. |
| 6/26/1888 | Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani. |
| 1/14/1989 | 'Poorna Kumbh', India's largest religious gathering held once in 12 years, begins at Allahabad. |
| 12/1/1946 | Australia compiled 645 vs India at Gabba. Bradman made 187 runs. |
| 7/17/2000 | 55 persons die as a Boeing 737 of Alliance Air from Calcutta to Delhi via Patna and Lucknow crashes at Gardanibagh, one km from the runway at the Patna airport. |
| 3/22/1947 | India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India. |
| 11/17/1973 | Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died. |
| 11/17/1973 | Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution. |
| 3/9/1997 | Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died. |
| 2/2/1915 | Khushvant Singh, famous journalist, was born. |
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