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Historical Event on 8/4/1923

Nagpur University started working.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/1997Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own.
9/24/1938Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
9/18/1925Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
8/15/1979Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies.
2/26/1858Diwan Maniram and Piali Barua were hanged. (Grandson of Purandara Simha, the last Ahom king of Assam).
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
9/29/1993National Human Rights Commission set up.
11/6/1913Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of Indian Passive Resistance Movement, was arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa by British troops.