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Historical Event on 3/4/1951

Eleven countries and 489 male and female athletes participated in the first Asian Games started at National Stadium in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1994D. V. Purohit (Nanasaheb), veteran freedom figher and revolutionary, passed away.
9/14/1774Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.
11/27/1935Prakash Bhandari, cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs), was born in Delhi
5/8/1725John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle.
11/22/1997Yasser Arafat, President, Palestinian National Authority, laid the foundation stone for Indo-Arab cultural centre at Hyderabad.
4/23/1929The Fate of the Outlaw', a 7-reel film produced by Majestic Film Co. was prohibited by the Board of Censors, Bombay, on April 23 on the grounds that the film glorifieds crime.
2/13/1994Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away.
1/5/1990Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.
8/17/1996CBI seizes another Rs. 65 lakhs from Sukh Ram's residence.
3/6/1991Chandrasekhar resigns as PM.