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Historical Event on 8/4/1928

Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1982J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away.
2/27/1987UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding.
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
5/20/1992Third developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C). Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV-D3. This carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.
8/22/1987Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.
11/29/1916Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan.
9/17/1929La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.