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Historical Event on 12/4/1888

Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/11/1998The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.
10/11/1968Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj passed away. (Samadhee)
1/26/199647th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.
3/3/1943Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days.
12/11/1780Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay.
12/28/2000The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha.
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
6/4/1947Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
8/23/2000Pronindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, dies of a massive heart attack at the AIIMS, New Delhi.