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Historical Event on 4/5/1938
Anil Rakeshi, great poet, Hindi writer and critic, was born at Nahan (H.P.).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/18/1969 | Humayun Kabir, great politician, died. |
| 5/8/1997 | India decides to import currency notes for the first time. |
| 2/16/1969 | Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released. |
| 12/7/1989 | Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister. |
| 7/15/1955 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 12/10/1932 | The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad |
| 4/26/1952 | India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries. |
| 1/28/1937 | Suman Kalyanpurkar, famous singer, was born. |
| 1/29/1896 | Swami Paranabananda Brahamachari, founder of `Bharat Sevashram Sangha', was born in Bajitpur village of Faridpur district. He took 'sanyas' in 1924. |
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