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Historical Event on 4/5/1949

Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/16/1932Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
9/8/1897Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case.
9/19/1950U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.
8/9/1997Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
1/8/1906Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated.
8/22/1993Gundu Rao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, died. He was 56.
1/19/1997Air India triumphs in the National Women's Cricket championship in Calcutta.
7/28/1921Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India.