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Historical Event on 5/4/1854
The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/25/1996 | Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda. |
| 5/21/1998 | India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing. |
| 12/22/1843 | Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish. |
| 6/11/1983 | Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter, social reformer, pioneer of Indian business, industry, and nationalist, died at London at the age of 89. |
| 10/29/1988 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, freedom fighter and political leader, passed away. |
| 3/25/1933 | Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born. |
| 8/2/1885 | Poet Siyaram Saran Gupt, brother of national poet Maithilysharan Gupt, was born. |
| 2/20/1968 | First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language. |
| 8/18/1979 | Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died. |
| 9/9/1952 | Kishorlal Ghanshamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, passed away. |
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