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Historical Event on 8/4/1894

Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
8/12/1966Mihir Sen swam Dadenelis.
9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
11/1/1996Michael Jackson show at Andheri sports complex in Mumbai.
1/3/1917Kartarsingh Duggal, famous Punjabi story-writer and novelist, was born.
6/29/1997Anand wins Frankfurt chess classic '97 title in Germany.