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Historical Event on 8/4/1929
Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/11/1999 | Centre removes the West Bengal Governor A. R. Kidwai. The Arunachal Pradesh Governor Mata Prasad had also been asked to step down. |
| 10/3/1880 | Sakuntal Sangeet held in Anandodbhav Auditorium in Pune. Annasaheb Kirloskar presented the first musical play in Marathi. |
| 2/17/1968 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away. |
| 6/12/1970 | Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away. |
| 5/29/1947 | Establishment of Indian Standard Institution. |
| 5/29/1947 | Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle. |
| 7/6/1901 | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and leader, was born at Calcutta. He was the founder of the ""Bharatiya Jana Sangh"", of which BJP is the successor party. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal. |
| 12/17/1959 | Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78. |
| 4/26/1992 | Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her. |
| 3/22/1977 | Indira Gandhi-led Indian National Congress party lost the 6th general election of India. She resigned as Pime Minister of India. |
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