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Historical Event on 2/4/1628

Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/6/1996India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai.
1/24/1966Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, chairmain of Atomic Research Institute, passed away near Geneva when Air India Boeing 707 crashed in accident at Alps Hills, Mont Blanc in Switzerland killing all the 117 persons on board.
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.
10/15/1946Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India.
5/5/1903Tirupur Subramaniam Avinashilingam Chettiar, freedom fighter, educationist and politician, was born at Tirupur (Tamil Nadu).
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
6/24/1990Defence scientists successfully test fired country's first third generation anti-tank missile 'NAG'.
5/29/1906Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), was born in Bombay.
7/31/1996Supreme Court exempts Rao from appearing in CMM court personally.
3/30/1994Exim Policy streamlined to attract exporting community.