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Historical Event on 4/1/1947

Gandhiji addresses Asian Relations Conference in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1950India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force.
11/2/1885Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first great Marathi musical drama playwright, died.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
8/9/1952New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
10/9/1997Forest brigand Veerappan kidnapped 21 persons and later released 13 tourists. He detained six people --Dr. Mythi of Indian Institute of Horticulture Research Centre, Bangalore, two drivers, pumpset attender and two photographers.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
7/15/1980Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away.
4/8/1894Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'.
1/18/1980Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.