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Historical Event on 4/10/1919

Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
4/29/1882Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
6/23/1810Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed.
2/19/1978Pankaj Mallik, famous Bengali music director and playback singer, passed away. He was the singer of the famous Hindi song ""Piya Milan Ko Jaana"".
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
4/26/1992Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.
4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
7/9/1755E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War.