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Historical Event on 7/4/1995

Rajan Pillai, business tycoon and biscuit king of India, who was convicted by a Singapore court for multi-million dollar fraud, was arrested in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1952Roshan Harshadlal ""Deepak"" Shodhan scored 110 in his Test Cricket debut vs Pakistan in Calcutta.
2/19/1818Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away.
1/21/1943Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
4/30/1981C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985.
1/17/1941Subhashchandra Bose went underground at Calcutta. He appeared in Moscow after sone days.
2/22/1946Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
6/1/1996H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in.
6/18/1991Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.