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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
1/9/1923Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.
8/15/1960Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.
4/24/1966Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad.
9/15/1992Price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas hiked.
8/5/1978Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.