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Historical Event on 4/2/1997
Sumita Sinha of Dhanbad, (18 years college girl) became a world record holder when a 3,200 kg Ambassador car passed over her.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1994 | Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away. |
| 2/22/1978 | Judge Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 11/07/1985. |
| 9/8/1790 | Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born. |
| 4/7/2000 | The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars. |
| 1/1/1897 | Girja Dayal Girish, great poet and writer, was born at Saraiyan Mahipat Singh, U.P. |
| 1/31/1997 | Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996. |
| 1/8/1947 | Rajasthan University established at Jaipur. |
| 7/21/1906 | W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away. |
| 9/29/1994 | Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic. |
| 8/1/1970 | Former Beatle George Harrison led an all-star entourage of rock talent through two sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden tonight, in a benefit for Bangladesh refugees. More than 40,000 attended the concerts, and Harrison hoped to donate $250,000 to the cause. The shows opened with sets of Indian music by sitarist Ravi Shankar, then moved through songs featuring Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and another ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr. But the evening's most ecstatic ovations were reserved for the unexpected appearance of Bob Dylan. |
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