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Historical Event on 4/8/1937

R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
9/13/1984Swami Brahmanand died. He established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960). He joined the freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement.
8/12/1919Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.
4/22/1840James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away.
4/18/1914Jamshedji R. Patel, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1948-59, was born in Mumbai.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
4/8/1897Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away.
10/27/1982Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died.
5/2/1968Lok Sabha passed the Public Providend Fund Act.
7/26/1975Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations.