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Historical Event on 1/4/1967

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/199710,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265.
1/10/1896Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born.
12/17/1990N. Janardhan Reddy sworn in as CM of Andhra Pradesh.
12/5/1872Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
9/24/1829Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
10/1/1992Broadcasting of Zee TV started.
12/6/1946Anglo-Indian talks end in failure after three days at London.
8/19/1907Acharya Hajariprasad Dwivedi was born.