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Historical Event on 4/1/1941

Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.
9/2/1970President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari.
9/29/1992Forex norms relaxed for wide range of purposes.
3/16/1939Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1.
8/7/1871Abanindranath Tagore, great modern artist and painter, was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta.
8/27/1859Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.
11/3/19843,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
3/30/1989Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away.
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).