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Historical Event on 04/07/1541
Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/12/1959 | Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras. |
| 1/18/1995 | The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II). |
| 7/28/1914 | Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government. |
| 5/2/1922 | Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 5/2/1974 | 700 union leaders arrested in a move to avert a rail strike in New Delhi. |
| 5/2/1974 | Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
| 10/13/1991 | PM Rao leaves for Harare to attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. |
| 10/17/1940 | Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it. |
| 9/28/1964 | The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border. |
| 12/22/1994 | Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay. |
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