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Historical Event on 4/4/1904
Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/27/1999 | P. Krishnamurthy, former Indian wicketkeeper, died in Hyderabad following a cardiac arrest. |
| 4/14/1914 | Takli Shivshankar, famous Malyalam novelist and short story writer, was born. |
| 4/14/1914 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
| 3/19/1935 | British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23. |
| 3/19/1935 | Taimurlang passed away. |
| 1/12/1946 | De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above. |
| 5/9/1981 | Pandit Sundarlal, great revolutionary and writer of 'Bharat Mein Angreji Raj', passed away. |
| 4/8/1831 | Ram Mohan Roy landed in England. |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 5/3/1959 | Sadhvi Uma GulabSingh Bharti was born in Dunda, Distt. Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh). |
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