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Historical Event on 7/4/1933

Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1999Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy.
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
5/13/2000The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
6/24/1901John Thottam (Sir Marry Benigna C.D.) Marry, great poetess and teacher, was born in Elangi village at Kerala.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
8/15/1972Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced.
7/27/1927Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous story writer and novelist, was born.
3/3/1996Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
1/26/1997Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.