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Historical Event on 4/8/1953
Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/20/2000 | Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces the Government's decision to extend J&K ceasefire till January 26, 2001. |
| 2/24/1957 | General Election ( 2nd) of India begins. |
| 8/21/1879 | Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 6/21/1998 | India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu. |
| 7/21/1993 | Jayalalitha ends fast, Centre to set up a committee; Karnataka rejects the proposal. |
| 12/9/1825 | Tula Ram Rao, one of the revolutionary heroes of the 1857 and Sepoy Mutiny, was born. |
| 10/22/1912 | Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits. |
| 10/10/1962 | Indies assault up Chinese positions in north India attack |
| 12/28/1972 | C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died. |
| 4/21/1992 | RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits. |
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