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Historical Event on 7/4/1995

Rajan Pillai, business tycoon and biscuit king of India, who was convicted by a Singapore court for multi-million dollar fraud, was arrested in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1993Brahmaprakash Chaudhary, first Chief Minister of Delhi and former central minister, died.
2/17/1907Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
2/16/1905Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
5/28/1923Nandamuri Tarak Ramarao, film star, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and founder of Telgu Desam Party, was born. He has acted in many films including 'Patal Bhairavi'.
4/18/1918Amboo alias Lalita Pawar was born in Indore. She will be always remembered as the a leading film actress and character artist. Her first film was 'Ganimi Kawa' (1928). Some of the other films of silent era are Shri Balaji, Bhimsen, Champion of the Sward, Chatur Sunderi, Goodbye Marriage, Flaming Soul, Kailash.
4/18/1918Allauddin Masood Shah, Sultan of Dehli, was thrown off the throne.
8/12/1997Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
2/8/1881Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
1/16/1920Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born.