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Historical Event on 7/4/1897
Alluri Seetaram Raju, freedom fighter, was born in a Kshatriya clan in Andhra Pradesh. He is rememberred as one of the great sons of India in the annals of Indian history who fought valiantly for his motherland in the early period of the freedom movement.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/29/1991 | Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya. |
7/23/1964 | Samrendranath Roy, great statistician, passed away. |
11/14/1889 | Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957. |
2/18/1974 | Daniel Moynihan, US ambassador to India, presents $2,046,700,000 cheque. |
8/22/1993 | V P Singh leaves Delhi on a self-imposed exile vowing not to return until the government implemented job reservation for backward classes. |
4/24/1993 | Congress dissidents K. N. Singh, Natwar Singh, K. L. Fotedar and Shiela Dikshit suspended. |
4/5/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad. |
6/18/1974 | Govinddas Seth, Hindi litterateur and politician, died. |
3/11/1999 | Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis. |
5/26/1916 | Rangnath Manohar Joshi (Nirmal Guruji), Marathi author, was born. |
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