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Historical Event on 4/8/1894
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'.
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| 1/17/1933 | Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born. |
| 4/30/1909 | Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, great saint, patriot and social worker, was born at Yawali, district Amravati. |
| 9/10/1999 | Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final. |
| 11/29/1916 | Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan. |
| 2/4/1757 | Lord Clive remained unsuccessful after sending two ambassadors to make treaty with Siraj -Ud -Daula, while he was marching towards Calcutta. |
| 1/1/1879 | Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born. |
| 9/13/1996 | Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha. |
| 8/26/1909 | Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born. |
| 1/29/1953 | Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated. |
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