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Historical Event on 6/4/1994

Army successfully test-fires the short range surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/6/1993CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M).
11/15/1982S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died.
5/13/1916Vasudev Mahadev Salgaonkar, great Industrialist, was born.
5/11/1985Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
5/19/1796Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.
11/8/1991K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab.
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
5/1/1886May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours.