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Historical Event on 12/4/1924

Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/15/1901Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games.
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
2/22/1996Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).
8/12/199272 militants surrendered before Punjab CM Beant Singh.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.
1/7/1928Vijay Tendulkar, famous playwright and novelist, was born.
9/28/2000Marion Jones wins the 200m gold medal at Sydney.
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
6/8/1997Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati.