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Historical Event on 1/4/1964

The First Diesel Engine came out of the Varanasi Diesel Engine Carshed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/19843,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India.
11/7/1975Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
7/21/1994The Supreme Court declares that SC/ST will lose status on migration to other states.
10/15/1931Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol
8/3/1960Gopal Sharma, great Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85), was born in Kanpur.
6/17/1887Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born.
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
12/31/1965Sivaramakrishan Laxman, right-hand batsman and leg break bowler, was born in Madras.
7/3/1987The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country.