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Historical Event on 9/4/1862
Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/21/1930 | Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob. |
| 1/28/2000 | Indian junior cricket team wins the Youth cricket World Cup. |
| 12/10/1993 | The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument. |
| 11/2/1990 | Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence. |
| 6/11/1901 | Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born. |
| 2/22/1990 | 1st day India vs New Zealand cricket at Auckland. NZ 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps. |
| 4/14/1944 | Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food. |
| 8/27/1958 | Metric system of weights and measures introduced. |
| 6/20/1897 | Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born. |
| 7/31/1980 | Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40. |
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