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Historical Event on 12/4/1973

Mohan Rakesh, famous modern Hindi dramatist, novelist and story writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1993AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.
2/17/1998Re-poll is ordered in 599 polling stations spread over nine states, following reports of largescale booth capturing. The Election Commission is to probe malpractices in Madhepura, Baghpat and Patna.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
1/28/1999Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala.
10/25/1932Pearless' investment company was established.
7/9/199517 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas.
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
4/11/1984Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.
8/19/1910Sister Alphonsa, teacher and social worker, was born at Kudamaloor, Kerala.
8/19/1910Babur Shah, Mughal Emperior, defeated Afghan Nawab Nasrat Shah, king of Bengal, on the banks of the Gand and the Ghaghra river.