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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 |
| 9/30/1996 | Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996. |
| 2/16/1932 | Sibnath Banerjee, trade union movement leader, passed away. He founded several organisation like Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc. |
| 8/5/1965 | M. V. Sridhar, cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad vs Andhra Pradesh, 1994), was born. |
| 11/21/1973 | Seth Govinddas, M.P. of Jabalpur, was honoured in the Central Hall of Parliament for completion of 50 years in Parliament, which was an unprecedented record. |
| 3/11/1989 | In Bihar, a 13-member ministry headed by Satyendra Narain Sinha, MP, was sworn in. |
| 7/23/1996 | R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date. |
| 1/24/1976 | Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries. |
| 7/31/1902 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala. |
| 6/24/1980 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras. |
| 5/12/1999 | Arunachal Pradesh Governor refuses to quit. |
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