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Historical Event on 6/4/1947

Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1995The Airports Authority of India (AAI) formed by the merger of IAAI and NAA. AAI manages five international airports, 87 domestic airports and 28 civil enclaves.
2/3/1998The BJP releases its election manifesto promising to make India a nuclear state; build a Ram temple at Ayodha and work for a uniform civil code.
10/20/1960Indian mountaineers reach the peak of Nanda Ghunti for the first time in the Kumaon Hills.
4/21/1990The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched.
1/17/1992Shankar Ramchandra (Mamrao Date), veteran journalist, passed away.
7/2/1905Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born.
12/29/1977World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay.
12/19/1999The President and the Prime Minister express shock over the bid to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga.
4/20/1992U. K. Kanitkar, famous scientist, and professor, passed away.
7/31/1916Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar.