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Historical Event on 4/9/1984

Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
3/18/1953Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
3/20/1920Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.
7/14/1994Veerappan, Sandalwood smuggler, declared 'proclaimed offender'.
6/23/1992Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.
7/8/1907Elphinstone Picture Palace was started by Jamshedji F. Madan at Calcutta.
10/2/1957All India Scheduled Caste Federation formally dissolved and a new political party 'Republican Party of India' was formed.
5/19/1990S. R. Bommai unanimously elected President of JD.
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.