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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
9/14/1868Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.
7/2/1929Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died.
10/15/1899Menka (Lady Lila Sokhi), famous Indian dancer, was born.
2/24/1997Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.
5/22/1963Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.
5/15/1864Mahavirprasad Dvivedi, famous Hindi litterateur, poet, writer and editor, was born at Daulatpur village in UP.
10/16/1994CIA connection to CN Annadurai alleged in book on Seshan, Jayalalitha obtains stay.
10/15/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
12/22/1928An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.'