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Historical Event on 9/4/1993

New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1941Japanese forces land in Indo-China.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
12/15/1999Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, arrives in Berlin to attend G-20 meet.
11/12/1762Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
2/18/1993Phoolan Devi, the legendary Bandit Queen, was released after 11 years in jail. A heroine to many low-caste Indians, she was born into the Mallah caste of fishermen, close to the bottom of India's rigid social scale, and became a bandit after she was gang-raped. She led her rural band in robbing and killing upper-caste Thakurs in revenge for the murder of her lover and acquired a Robin Hood image. The Rebel of the Ravines siad, ""I shall work for the upliftment of the women and downtrodden"".
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.
8/15/1947Indian Independence Day.
4/17/1990Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.
4/5/1961Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in New Delhi by Indian Government for allopathic drugs.
7/20/1954Armistice for Indo-China signed.