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Historical Event on 4/7/1920
Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/31/1995 | ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997). |
| 6/23/1920 | Kesri Jagannathrao Joshi, senior leader of Janata Party in Karnataka, was born. |
| 5/1/1908 | Praful Chaki committed suicide after he threw a bomb on Judge Kingsford of Mujaffarpur, killing two inocent women. |
| 9/26/1923 | Dev Anand, film producer, director and actor, was born. |
| 8/20/1985 | Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur. |
| 3/4/1990 | Sunderlal Patwa (BJP) and D. Ramachandran (DMK) named CM's of Madhya Pradesh and Pondicherry respectively. |
| 11/23/1946 | Kailasham Tyagraj Paramshiv, famous Kannada dramatist, passed away. |
| 5/19/1796 | Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds. |
| 5/9/1908 | Arkalgudun Krishnarao, Kannad writer, was born. |
| 3/31/1867 | Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and others at Mumbai in 1864. |
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