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Historical Event on 6/4/1902

Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1648Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed.
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
4/17/1999The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270.
6/20/1993Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination.
12/8/1992World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'.
5/16/1926Manik Varma, famous singer, was born.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
3/6/1998A Congress(I) Ministry headed by Virbhadra Singh is sworn in at Himachal Pradesh.
11/25/1998Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.