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Historical Event on 7/4/1902

Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), Indian religious leader and social reformer, died at Memorial Rock, KanyaKumari. His brilliant career came to a sudden end only at the age of 39.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1920Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
5/9/1959Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away.
10/27/1923Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
8/11/1954Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana.
7/22/1875Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born.
11/16/1991Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
2/22/1997India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement.
9/30/2000Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik.