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Historical Event on 4/2/1877
Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, was born at Porbandar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/28/1954 | The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries. |
| 4/23/1858 | Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore. |
| 7/4/1985 | Police inquiry said bombs caused Air India jet disaster in New Delhi. |
| 12/14/1901 | Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder. |
| 9/27/1925 | Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established. |
| 6/23/1911 | King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. |
| 12/10/1998 | Prof. Amartya Sen receives the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. |
| 10/25/1964 | First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'. |
| 1/26/2000 | Mr. K. Vadivel Raj gets the 1999 Kabir Puraskar for rescuing 11 persons of another community during caste violence in September 1998 in a village in Tamil Nadu. |
| 5/23/1805 | Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India, issued a permanent provision for the Delhi Mughal Emperor. |
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