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Historical Event on 4/7/1920

Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
8/16/1997Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.
1/10/1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
2/21/1991The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.
2/13/1991Surjit Singh Barnala resigns as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
1/1/1994Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
12/11/1963Kewalam Madhav Panikkar, veteran politician and famous historian, passed away.
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
8/19/1946Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded.