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Historical Event on 3/4/1994
Lech Walesa, Polish President, visit India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/20/1846 | Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore. |
| 3/22/1996 | Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God'). |
| 10/2/1904 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India (1964-66), was born in Mughalsarai near Benaras in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 5/23/1805 | Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India, issued a permanent provision for the Delhi Mughal Emperor. |
| 4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
| 12/4/1998 | Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government. |
| 3/9/1951 | Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born. |
| 8/29/1959 | India sends troops to Tibet border to block the Chinese. |
| 4/10/1937 | Shridhar Vyanktesh Ketkar, creator of Maharashtra Gyankosh and Sociologist, passed away. |
| 8/10/1986 | Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune. |
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