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Historical Event on 4/5/1614

Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1999This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management.
3/8/1673Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala.
12/17/1999Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
2/3/1929The ""Times of India Illustrated Weekly"" was renamed as ""The Illustrated Weekly of India"".
10/29/2000Jitendra Prasada, senior Congress leader, files nomination papers for the party presidential polls setting the stage for a contest against the incumbent, Ms. Sonia Gandhi.
5/27/2000In a mini cabinet reshuffle, Nitish Kumar gets back his Agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Ray resigns as Minister of State for Steel.
10/22/1680Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died.
6/9/1752French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly, India.
1/21/1978Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.
10/22/1796Sawai Madhav Rao Peshwa II committed suicide by jumping from the terrace.