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Historical Event on 4/10/1997

Bill 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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1997Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage.
11/28/1890Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule died. He led a selfless life devoted to the upliftment of the lower classes of the Hindu society. He also started school for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. He was assissted in education field by his wide Savitri Bai.
4/18/1926Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
4/24/1974Ramdhari Singh alias 'Dinkar', veteran famous Hindi writer and poet, passed away.
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.
9/1/1989Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.
9/18/1996Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat .
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
2/10/1910Smt. Durga Bhagwat, veteran Marathi writer, was born.
10/2/1955Nehru inaugurated an Integral Coach factory at Perambur.