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Historical Event on 8/4/1914

Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1984Air Chief Marshal L. M. Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 01/07/1985.
4/13/1851Ganga Ram, great social reformer and an assistant engineer in the Public Works Department, Punjab, was born at Mangtanwala, now in Pakistan.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
2/24/1961Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
6/17/1947Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly.
1/18/1972Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), was born in Bombay.
5/9/1998Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai.
12/24/1972Daily newspaper ""Janshakti"" published it's first edition at Jalgaon.