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Historical Event on 8/4/1914

Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
9/16/1973Abasaheb Mujumdar, great musician, died.
4/15/1948Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
6/16/1946Cabinet Mission negotiations were discontinued. Viceroy proposed Interim Government.
8/16/1994Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused.
3/29/1977S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).
4/29/2000The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.
10/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.