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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 |
| 4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
| 4/6/2000 | The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel. |
| 10/3/1831 | Britishers captured Mysore. |
| 1/14/1843 | Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born. |
| 12/26/1989 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 7/22/1925 | Homi Jehangir Teleyarkhan, social worker, was born. |
| 8/2/1942 | Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent. |
| 5/5/1977 | Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party. |
| 12/23/1900 | Charansingh Chaudhary, former Prime Minister of India and a farmer's leader, was born. |
| 10/30/2000 | The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev. |
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