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Historical Event on 1/4/1909

Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born.

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5/26/1945Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
3/13/1996Wills World Cup Cricket semi final (India vs Sri Lanka) at Calcutta abandoned due to unruly crowd behaviour. Sri Lanka enters final.
1/9/1664Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place.
1/31/1941Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC).
11/29/1947The Nizam of Hyderabad said that he would not consider acceding to either dominion, but would agree to a 'standstill arrangement' with India. The agreement is accepted by the Indian government.
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2/14/1999Fifth National Games inaugurated at Imphal.
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9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.
11/14/1959Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone.