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Historical Event on 5/4/1989
Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/28/1928 | First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta. |
| 8/10/2000 | Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal. |
| 1/14/1980 | Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984. |
| 7/24/1997 | Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities. |
| 1/1/1910 | Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.). |
| 3/25/1905 | Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born. |
| 7/4/1985 | Police inquiry said bombs caused Air India jet disaster in New Delhi. |
| 4/17/1997 | Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died. |
| 8/30/1934 | Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte ""Baloo"", cricketer (brother of Fergie, Indian leggie), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/19/1919 | Omprakash Mehra, former Indian Air Chief Marshal and former Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
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