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Historical Event on 12/4/1898

Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, Indian Scientist and Physicist-Philosopher, was born in Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1991South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.
11/10/1991Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe.
9/26/1919Rotary Club's first Indian meeting was held.
4/17/1675Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.
8/18/1957Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.
6/6/2000Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.
3/31/1998T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99).
11/7/1933Gaandhiji commences Harijan-upliftment tour.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
7/6/1939Manmohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India), was born in Lahore.