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Historical Event on 4/4/1904

Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1902Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph.
7/22/1970Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex.
12/4/1924Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding.
1/9/1923Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.
2/11/1998The Punjab police unearth a plot to kill Prime Minister I. K. Gujral, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and Congress(I) leader Sonia Gandhi by a pro-Khalistan militant group.
4/8/1953Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away.
8/10/1901Narayan Pillai Gopala Pillai, great poet and educationist, was born in Quilon, Kerala.
8/15/1854The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
9/4/1997Madhavrao Scindia, Tariq Anwar, Meira Kumar, Oscar Fernandes and R. R. Dhawan appointed AICC general-secretaries by party president Sitaram Kesri.
7/15/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away.