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Historical Event on 8/4/1845
Pherozeshah Mehta, who published the first Hindi newspaper and one of the founders of Indian National Congress, was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1918 | Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born. |
| 2/24/1995 | A full Bench comprising Chief Justice M.M. Pareed Pillai, TV Ramakrishna and P. Shanmugam of the Kerala High Court quashed the words ""incestuous adultery"", ""adultery coupled with cruelty"" and ""adultery coupled with desertion"" contained in Section 10 of Indian (Christian) Divorce Act. |
| 9/4/1999 | Umesh Chandra, Assistant Inspector General of Police, shot dead by the PWG in Hyderabad. |
| 10/17/1919 | The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad. |
| 7/5/1857 | Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow. |
| 7/2/1993 | ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance. |
| 4/21/1946 | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971). |
| 2/22/1994 | Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport. |
| 1/14/1843 | Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born. |
| 10/18/1919 | W. A. Sangma, leader of Meghalaya, was born. |
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