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Historical Event on 4/5/1979
First Naval Museum of India established in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/4/1993 | Swami Chinmayananda, master in study of Bhagwadgita, died at the age of 76 in San Diego. |
| 8/2/1942 | Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent. |
| 8/9/1992 | Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay. |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
| 9/4/1952 | India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached. |
| 8/29/1947 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council. |
| 8/1/1992 | Narasimha Rao, PM, dedicates Vizag Steel Plant to the nation. |
| 5/4/1994 | Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service. |
| 7/10/1927 | Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults. |
| 7/17/1997 | K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state. |
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