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Historical Event on 5/4/1854

The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1933M.V.Nagendra, cricket test umpire for 11 tests from 1963-77, was born at Karnataka.
3/11/1689Sambhaji, Shivaji's successor, who was captured at Sangameshwar, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan.
6/27/1967First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines.
4/10/1997Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.
12/14/1968Chaggan Baba (Chagganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker and founder of Mahila Griha Udyog and Lijjat Papad, died.
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
4/1/1920S. Bhattacharya, cricket Test Umpire for 2 tests from 1963-70, was born in Delhi.
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.
7/2/1950Yusuf Meharali, socialist leader, died.
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.