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Historical Event on 9/4/1825

Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/1995The Pension scheme ordinance for 18 million Provident Fund subscribers takes effect with an initial corpus of Rs. 85.00 billion.
1/23/1972Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi.
1/6/1980In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.
4/26/1991Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours.
9/29/1999Jaswant Singh, External Affairs Minister, meet his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz meet at the SAARC ministerial meeting.
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
6/1/1930Baba Adhav was born.
3/21/1836National Library was established.
10/5/1907British MP Keir Hardie reported fomenting rebellion in India.
12/25/1889Pandurangi Kodanda Rao, journalist, Hindi writer and social worker, was born in Visakhapatnam, A.P.