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Historical Event on 1/4/1881

Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1923Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
3/1/1979Jairamdas Doulatram, great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist, passed away at Delhi. He played a vital role to recognised Sindhi as one of the national laguages of India.
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
7/5/1990G. C. Saxena, J&K Governor, promulgates J&K Disturbed Areas Act, 1990, declaring several districts as disturbed area.
1/18/1980Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.
10/6/1999The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu.
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
9/12/1962Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died.
12/3/1971Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.
2/21/1990The Bombay Sappers join the club of the select few, who received colours from the President of India (21-2-90).