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Historical Event on 7/4/1897

Alluri Seetaram Raju, freedom fighter, was born in a Kshatriya clan in Andhra Pradesh. He is rememberred as one of the great sons of India in the annals of Indian history who fought valiantly for his motherland in the early period of the freedom movement.

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5/25/19415,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
6/10/1957Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
11/25/1987India all out for 75 vs West Indies at Delhi. Patterson took 5-24.
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
3/14/1895Nihalsing Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Delhi and Governer of Rajasthan, was born.
10/2/1906Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour.
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
4/13/1997Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown.
1/10/1998Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta.
2/8/1986For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.