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Historical Event on 2/4/1994

India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1938Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, famous Hindi litterateur and editor, passed away.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
9/5/1846Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died.
6/21/1997Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore.
3/5/1961Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away.
12/10/1878Muhammad Ali Jauhar, great eminent journalist, editor, orator, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, was born at Najibabad, UP.
8/11/2000Koneru Humpy was crowned the youngest British Ladies chess champion at the end of eleventh and final round in the Smith and Williamson British chess championship in Somerset.
3/6/1947Churchill opposes troop withdrawal from India at London.
5/7/1996Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
3/20/1937England beat Scotland at Murrayfield for the first time for Soccer's Calcutta Cup, International Championship and Triple Crown, UK.