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Historical Event on 4/8/1894

Bankim 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'.

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9/14/1893Celebration of 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav' (Festival of Lord Ganesha) started.
4/21/1995Medium range 'Akash', surface-to-air-missile, flight trial successful.
5/30/1991Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.
2/10/1806Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala.
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
12/7/1825First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
8/9/1966Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort.
4/26/1926Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943).