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Historical Event on 6/4/1902
Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/4/1789 | British East India Company signed a treaty with the Nizam of Hydrabad and Peshwa of Pune against Tipu Sultan, King of Mysore, on the understanding that a cavalry of 10,000 would attack Tipu's territory and the conquered area would be divided amongst the three. |
| 2/25/1992 | Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares. |
| 7/16/1992 | Amar Varma, Hindi author, producer and director, died. |
| 5/1/1915 | Rameshwar Shukla 'Anchal', modern Hindi poet, novelist and essay writer, was born. |
| 2/2/1989 | France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta. |
| 8/7/1985 | Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia. |
| 12/13/1999 | The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor. |
| 5/11/1985 | Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence. |
| 11/14/1957 | Children's Day. |
| 1/1/1972 | Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges. |
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