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Historical Event on 1/4/1906

Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1924Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies.
4/26/1924The first visit of Jesuit Priest of Goa in the Court of Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri.
11/9/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India after losing the Vote of Confidence moved against him.
6/19/1947Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay.
12/6/2000Bishop Vinod Peter, National Christian Council of India president and church of North India moderator, and Rajasthan CNI Bishop Gerald Andrews die in a car accident near Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
3/19/1935British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23.
4/10/1997Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.
1/8/1965Star of India', world's largest sapphire, returned to American Museum of Natural History.
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
6/19/1949People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union.