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Historical Event on 4/5/1949

Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
1/4/1972Pakistan proposed to talk after the war.
9/27/1703More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England.
8/26/1967Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
1/7/1928Vijay Tendulkar, famous playwright and novelist, was born.
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.
10/9/1999Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.