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Historical Event on 4/5/1919

India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/22/1989Rajindernath, great Indian wicketkeeper 1 Test and 0 runs 0 ct, 4 stp, passed away.
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.
10/28/1997Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination.
9/26/1975Notification to pay equal payment to both men and women workers was promulgated.
6/27/1922Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born.
6/22/1920Chandrasekhar Trimbak Sarwate, cricketer (batted in 9 Tests for India 1946-52), was born in Sangor, Vidarbha.
3/14/1910Dalai Lama makes a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
6/19/1997Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.
8/8/1968Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar.