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Historical Event on 5/4/1993
Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/20/1919 | Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. |
| 10/3/1985 | Morocco breaks diplomatic relations with India after New Delhi announced its recognition of the Saharwi Arab Democratic Republic. |
| 1/26/1950 | India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation. |
| 12/25/1932 | King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech. |
| 1/14/1964 | Bapu Nadkarni bowled 32-27-5-0 vs England, 21 maiden overs in a row. |
| 12/15/1859 | S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born. |
| 3/19/1982 | President's rule in Assam. |
| 3/17/1863 | Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda was born. |
| 8/19/1916 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born. |
| 5/26/2000 | Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai. |
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