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Historical Event on 4/4/1998

G. Sarala Devi, 62, CPI leader and general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, passed away in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1890Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi.
12/23/1920King George V signs Home Rule Act.
8/22/1993The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu.
1/9/1935Britain signs the Trade Pack with India.
10/2/1904Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India (1964-66), was born in Mughalsarai near Benaras in Uttar Pradesh.
3/26/1990Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns.
7/17/1893Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
6/16/1997P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi.
6/16/1997Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).