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Historical Event on 1/4/1994
Rahul Dev Burman, famous music director better known as 'Pancham Da', died at the age of 56.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/7/1995 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana. |
| 8/4/1997 | Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo). |
| 5/20/1994 | Indian ship rescues over 2000 Indian nationals trapped in the embattled Yemen's port city of Aden. |
| 4/5/1957 | The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala. |
| 2/19/1919 | Arvind Gokhle, great Marathi story writer, was born. |
| 2/19/1919 | Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 4/13/1982 | Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away. |
| 7/18/1909 | Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born. |
| 9/30/1972 | Pakistani troops shell into the Indian zone of Kashmir. |
| 12/10/1984 | Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi. |
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