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Historical Event on 5/4/1932

Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1962US pledges to rush arms to India.
3/29/1952India enters into a war with Japan.
9/12/1990Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State.
6/23/1661Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
11/18/1961The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .
12/3/1882Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal.
6/17/1961The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.