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- With its Country Official Name, the Republic of India.India's capital city is New Delhi which can be found in Asia.India is an independent county.The dailing code for the country is (+91)
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Today in History for April 4
On this day in 2024
- DEATHS
- Lynne Reid Banks, British author (The Indian in the Cupboard), who died at 94.
On this day in 2014
- BIRTHS
- Allu Ayaan, Family Member, born in Hyderabad, India.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- 74 people are killed after an illegally constructed building collapses in Thane, India.
- 9 people have been killed on an axe-murdering rampage in Chhattisgarh state, India.
On this day in 2003
- BIRTHS
- Jaijeet Singh, Family Member, born in Mumbai, India.
On this day in 1998
- BIRTHS
- Deepraj Gaonkar, cricketer, Ernakulam, born in India.
On this day in 1994
- SPORTS
- 1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 inn.
On this day in 1992
- BIRTHS
- Viraj Bhosale, cricketer, Vadodara, born in India.
On this day in 1991
- BIRTHS
- Swapnil Gugale, Indian cricketer, Pune, born in India.
- Sandeep Warrier, Indian cricketer, Thrissur, born in India.
- Aamir Rafiq Peerzada, Indian journalist, Bandipore, born in India.
- Prathamesh Maulingkar, Soccer Player, born in India.
On this day in 1988
- BIRTHS
- Cavin Lobo, Footballer, Goa, born in India.
- Cavin Peter Lobo, Soccer Player, born in India.
- Sahil Mehta, Indian actor, New Delhi, born in India.
On this day in 1987
- BIRTHS
- Mintu Saha, Soccer Player, born in India.
On this day in 1986
- BIRTHS
- Mohit Malhotra, Indian actor, New Delhi, born in India.
- Hari Shankar Roy, High Jumper, born in India.
On this day in 1985
- BIRTHS
- Aindrita Ray, Indian actress, Udaipur, born in India.
- Alison Bales, basketball player, Indianapolis, born in United States.
- Ankita Gaba, Indian businesswoman, Mumbai, born in India.
- Penn Orji, Footballer, Lagos, born in India.
- Rachana Narayanankutty, actress, Thrissur, born in India.
- Uttam Leishangthem Singh, Indian footballer, Imphal, born in India.
- Subash Chakraborty, Indian cricketer, Bulandshahr, born in India.
- Ronak Pandit, Indian sport shooter, Thrissur, born in India.
On this day in 1984
- BIRTHS
- Ranjini Jose,, Nungambakkam, born in India.
- Mulewa Dharmichand, Indian cricketer, Pali, born in India.
- Jasvir Singh, Indian kabaddi player, Panipat, born in India.
- Garry Sandhu, Indian musician, Karnataka, born in India.
- Deepthi Vidhu Prathap, Indian actress, TV anchor and classical dancer, Kollam, born in India.
On this day in 1979
- BIRTHS
- Gaurav Chopra, Indian actor, Mumbai, born in India.
On this day in 1977
- BIRTHS
- Shaam, Indian model and actor, Madurai, born in India.
On this day in 1976
- BIRTHS
- Simran, Indian actor, Mumbai, born in India.
- Mamta Meena, Indian politician, Mumbai, born in India.
On this day in 1973
- BIRTHS
- Krishna Byre Gowda, Indian politician, Bangalore, born in India.
On this day in 1972
- BIRTHS
- Lisa Ray, Indian Canadian actress, Toronto, born in Canada.
- Gaurav Natekar, Indian tennis player, Mumbai, born in India.
On this day in 1971
- BIRTHS
- William Baldé, French singer-songwriter, Kindia, born in France.
On this day in 1969
- BIRTHS
- Ahsaan Qureshi, Comedian, born in India.
On this day in 1965
- BIRTHS
- Arun Singh,, Mirzapur, born in India.
- Radhe Maa, Indian Hindu guru, Gurudaspur Upazila, born in Bangladesh.
On this day in 1963
- BIRTHS
- Alok Sanjar, Indian politician, Bhopal, born in India.
On this day in 1962
- BIRTHS
- Kailasho Devi, politician, Mallankinaru, born in India.
- India Mahdavi, Architect, born in Tehran, Iran.
- Terry Hunte, West Indian cricketer, Saint Philip, born in Barbados.
On this day in 1961
- BIRTHS
- L. Ramana, Indian politician, Jagtial, born in India.
- Dharam Singh Saini, Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Delhi, born in India.
On this day in 1960
- BIRTHS
- Aruna Mohanty, Odissi dancer, Bhubaneswar, born in India.
- Shaktisinh Gohil, Indian politician, Bilhaur, born in India.
- Shobhana George, politician, Chengannur, born in India.
On this day in 1959
- BIRTHS
- Guddi Maruti, Indian film and television actress, Kolkata, born in India.
- Raghavan Seetharaman,, New Delhi, born in India.
- Milind Gunjal, cricketer, Pune, born in India.
On this day in 1958
- BIRTHS
- Derek Kallicharran, West Indian cricketer, Providence, born in United States.
- Connie Kunkle,, Indiana, born in United States.
On this day in 1957
- BIRTHS
- Guman Singh Damor, member of the 17th Lok Sabha, Odisha, born in India.
- Purnachandra Bidika, Indian athlete, Odisha, born in India.
On this day in 1956
- BIRTHS
- Pusp Jain, Indian politician, Bangalore, born in India.
On this day in 1955
- BIRTHS
- Prema Narayan, Indian actress, Andhra Pradesh, born in India.
On this day in 1954
- BIRTHS
- Kanumuri Bapi Raju, Member of Parliament, Etawah, born in India.
- Sarve Satyanarayana, Indian politician, Hyderabad, born in India.
- Sarvey Sathyanarayana, Indian politician, Hyderabad, born in India.
On this day in 1953
- BIRTHS
- Kumar Bose, Composer, born in India.
On this day in 1952
- BIRTHS
- Jai Bhagwan Aggarwal, politician, Rohini Sub City, born in India.
- N. Chandra, Indian producer, writer and director born 1952, Jammu Division, born in India.
On this day in 1951
- BIRTHS
- Isidore Fernandes, Indian politician elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly from Canacona in the 2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election, Canacona, born in India.
On this day in 1950
- BIRTHS
- K. P. Dhanapalan, Indian politician, Dhaka, born in India.
On this day in 1949
- BIRTHS
- Parveen Babi, Bollywood actress, Junagadh, born in India.
On this day in 1947
- BIRTHS
- Ruth Yeazell, American philologist, Indianapolis, born in United States.
- SPORTS
- Ray Fosse, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star, Gold Glove Award 1970,71 Cleveland Indians; World Series Oakland A's 1973,74) and broadcaster (Oakland A's NBC), born in Marion, Illinois (d. 2021).
On this day in 1946
- BIRTHS
- Asim Dasgupta, Indian politician, Kolkata, born in India.
On this day in 1945
- BIRTHS
- B. T. Lalitha Naik, Indian politician and writer, Amroha, born in India.
- Manohar Lal Munjal,, Punjab, born in India.
- Zubaida Tariq, Pakistani chef and cooking expert, Hyderabad State, born in India.
On this day in 1942
- BIRTHS
- Ahfazur Rahman, Pakistani Journalist, Jabalpur, born in India.
On this day in 1938
- BIRTHS
- Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty, Indian-American microbiologist, Sainthia, born in India.
- P. Valsala, Indian writer, Kozhikode district, born in India.
- DEATHS
- Cyril Christiani, West Indian cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests; British Guiana), who died of malaria at 24.
On this day in 1935
- BIRTHS
- Hemchandra Kekre, Indian computer scientist, Murtajapur, born in India.
- Easton McMorris, West Indian cricket batsman (13 Tests,1 x 100; Jamaica), born in St Andrew, Jamaica (d. 2022).
On this day in 1933
- BIRTHS
- Balan K. Nair, Indian actor, Chemancheri, born in India.
On this day in 1932
- BIRTHS
- Rao Bhosle,, Kolhapur, born in India.
- POLITICS
- Richard Lugar, American politician (U.S. Senator from Indiana,1977-2013), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2019).
- SPORTS
- Bapu Nadkarni, Indian cricket all-rounder (41 Tests, top score 122; 88 wickets), born in Nashik, India (d. 2020).
On this day in 1931
- BIRTHS
- Surindar Kumar Trehan, Indian mathematician, Meerut, born in India.
On this day in 1930
- BIRTHS
- Badri Narain Sinha, Indian Police Service officer, Darbhanga district, born in India.
On this day in 1925
- BIRTHS
- Atluri Purnachandra Rao, Indian film producer, communist leader, Vanapamula, born in India.
- Sarla Bedi, Indian priestess who spent life in three continents, Sahnewal, born in India.
On this day in 1924
- SPORTS
- Gil Hodges, American baseball 1st baseman (8 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn / LA Dodgers; NY Mets; World Series 1955,59,69; Gold Glove Award 1957–59) and manager (Washington Senators, NY Mets), born in Princeton, Indiana (d. 1972).
On this day in 1923
- BIRTHS
- P.K. Mookiah Thevar, Indian politician, Mangalore, born in India.
On this day in 1921
- BIRTHS
- H. K. L. Bhagat, Indian politician, Sahiwal, born in India.
On this day in 1913
- BIRTHS
- Rosemary Lane, American actress (An Angel from Texas,4 Mothers, Harvest Melody), born in Indianola, Iowa (d. 1974).
On this day in 1910
- BIRTHS
- Sri Sadiq Ali, Indian politician, Udaipur, born in India.
On this day in 1908
- BIRTHS
- Vincent Valentine, West Indian cricketer, Jamaica, born in Jamaica.
- Begum Aizaz Rasul, politician, Lahore, born in India.
On this day in 1905
- EVENTS
- Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000.
- BIRTHS
- Nripen Chakraborty, Indian politician, Bikrampur, born in Bangladesh.
On this day in 1904
- BIRTHS
- K. L. Saigal, Indian actor, Kashmir, born in Pakistan.
On this day in 1889
- BIRTHS
- Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian writer, Hoshangabad district, born in India.
On this day in 1888
- SPORTS
- Tris Speaker, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (World Series 1912,15,20; AL MVP 1912; career batting average.345 [6th all-time]; Cleveland Indians) and manager (Cleveland Indians), born in Hubbard, Texas (d. 1958).
On this day in 1881
- BIRTHS
- Walter Turner, English cricketer, Meerut, born in India.
On this day in 1874
- BIRTHS
- Percy Newson, British politician, Nainital, born in India.
On this day in 1855
- BIRTHS
- Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai, writer, Alappuzha, born in India.
On this day in 1821
- BIRTHS
- Barclay White, Superintendent of Indian Affairs during the administration of Ulysses S. Grant, Philadelphia, born in United States.
On this day in 1817
- BIRTHS
- Théodore Drouhet, Governor of french India, La Rochelle, born in France.