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Historical Event on 5/4/1935
Dalip Kaur Tiwana, great educationist and writer, was born in Ribbon village, Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1984 | An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid. |
| 8/23/1995 | First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta. |
| 6/14/1905 | Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born. |
| 9/23/1999 | India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control. |
| 8/20/1997 | Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate. |
| 12/7/1997 | Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award. |
| 7/26/1933 | Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 8/28/1906 | Chintamani Govind (Mama Pendse), great actor, was born. |
| 2/15/1992 | Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language). |
| 2/28/1927 | Krishan Kant, vice President of India and former Young Turk, was born at Kot Mohd. Khan, district Amritsar, Punjab. |
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