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Historical Event on 4/4/1990
Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/11/1888 | Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, was born in Barcelona, Spain. |
| 1/14/1959 | Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi. |
| 6/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana. |
| 6/4/1997 | Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath. |
| 9/9/1981 | Phiroz Edulji Palia, cricketer (two Tests for India, 29 runs & 0/13), died. |
| 10/17/1920 | Bhartiya Communist Party was formed at Tashkent with seven members including M.N. Roy, Birendra Chattopadhyay and Abani Mukherji. |
| 4/1/1954 | French settlements in India pass under Indian control. |
| 6/28/1921 | Sahityaratna P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 12/28/2000 | India, Israel deal on Phalcon AWACS planes put on hold, pending change of guard in the U.S. |
| 11/5/1956 | Nehru breaks silence condemning Soviets for repression in Hungary. |
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