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Historical Event on 8/4/1928

Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.

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1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.
5/28/1907Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born.
8/29/1993Tamil refugees leave Madras for Sri Lanka apparently on their own free will.
5/29/1953Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.
9/27/2000The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100.
8/6/1996SC asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to I.T. department.
1/2/1992Central Ministers Cabinet approved that elections will take place after the death of any independent candidate.
11/29/1959Govind Sakharam Serdesai, Jagirdar Raobahadur, passed away.
5/25/1954Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.