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Historical Event on 1/4/1892

J. C. Kumarappa, a Gandhian by thought, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1845First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War.
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11/28/1945Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs India at Calcutta.
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3/24/1998G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government.
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12/26/1997Four MPs - Mr. Suresh Kalmadi from Pune, Mr. Anadi Charan Sahu from Cuttack, Mr. Mohan Delkar from Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Mr. Gopal Tandel from Daman & Diu- resign from Congress(I).
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1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"".