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Historical Event on 9/4/1888

Mahatma Gandhi left for London, England to study Law.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
5/12/1966Sardar Sikandar Hayat, President of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, resigns.
8/20/1969Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India.
3/1/1930Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras.
9/26/1820Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Banerji), great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur, father of Bengali prose and who gave the Bengalees their first Primer in 1855, was born in the village of Birsingha in Midnapore district of Bengal.
9/3/1997Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.
1/16/1896Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P.
1/17/1985Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England.
10/19/1907Sulochana Modi, first lady Mayor of Mumbai Mahanagar Palika, was born.
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.